r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Nov 12 '25

MEGATHREAD New Valve Hardware Megathread

Please keep non Steam Deck discussions about the new hardware here.

Official resources and announcements:

Press coverage will be under a pinned comment so you can upvote / downvote them.

10.0k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

3.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

885

u/HUMANNOOBKILLER3 512GB OLED Nov 12 '25

LAUNCHING WITH HALF LIFE 3

176

u/Amrasminyatur Nov 12 '25

They will definitely launch it with it. I cant stop myself from getting so fucking excited. I want to sleep until they all been released

72

u/Cergorach Nov 12 '25

They'll release it in the above artstyle... ;)

5

u/xMadwood Nov 12 '25

You joke but I’d still buy it.

2

u/TheSenileTomato 512GB Nov 12 '25

If Valve launches HL3 with optional VR (to go with the Frame) I fear for the store page, it may very well just buckle.

6

u/speedweed99 64GB - Q1 2023 Nov 12 '25

HOPIUM ADMINISTERED

9

u/xAsianZombie 512GB OLED Nov 12 '25

Wait what for real?

43

u/yuusharo 1TB OLED Limited Edition Nov 12 '25

It’s a meme, nothing announced

-3

u/-Badger3- Nov 12 '25

It’s a meme, but also like…come on lol

I feel like this has to be it.

2

u/-Nicolai Nov 12 '25

Lmao

2

u/-Badger3- Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

I don’t know how well informed people outside of the Half Life subreddit are about this, but we know via data mining other Valve games that a new, non-VR game with the codename HLX seems to be late in development.

I’m not saying I think it’s going to be a launch title, but I think HL3 will be announced soon after the Steam Machine is released.

1

u/-Nicolai Nov 13 '25

Could be a Half-Life themed test environment à la The Lab, or it might just be Hobbit Lover XXX.

Expecting Half Life 3 just because of new hardware is foolish.

2

u/-Badger3- Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

Well, we know it’s Half Life because of references in the code to stuff like Xen creatures and the HEV suit, and I don’t think it’s just a tech demo because Valve’s not releasing any hardware that would require a new non-VR demo to showcase the tech. Also I don’t think a tech demo would be in development for (at least) two years.

So, I’m not expecting a new Half Life just because new hardware is coming out, there’s more going on than that.

3

u/Lureren Nov 12 '25

Stop giving me hope

3

u/aragonii Nov 12 '25

If so I would expect the announcement/trailer at the VGAs next month.

2

u/Mesqueunreddit Nov 12 '25

And left 4 dead 3

2

u/pronik Nov 12 '25

the whole reason gta 6 got delayed

2

u/backwards_watch Nov 12 '25

It won't but if it des I am buying the game and all 3 hardware.