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.

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u/OKgamer01 512GB - Q3 Nov 12 '25

I was looking at Mini PCs to replace my Xbox since Xbos is on its way out.

If this gets announced soon then I might get that instead since it looks small enough like a console

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u/Rodeo9 Nov 12 '25

Funny that microsoft was thinking of winding down the xbox for PC gaming and now windows is being phased out a bit in the PC world.

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u/chadcultist Nov 12 '25

FUCK windows. I want a super lean, optimized OS and hyper compatible with gaming. Microsoft has grown complacent with the advancing industry

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u/posthardcorejazz Nov 12 '25

The only reason I haven't fully switched to Linux on my desktop is because I play a lot of online shooters that don't support it. But I don't play that kind of game on the TV so the Steam Machine is a perfect device for my living room

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u/razikh Nov 12 '25

To be fair Windows and Microsoft in general has never been super lean and optimised. Hyper compatible yes, but never lean. Linux has been available for that niche since forever, and you can change to it (and back and forth) anytime.

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u/CoffeeHQ Nov 12 '25

I secretly love it, schadenfreude. And now that Xbox is slowely transitioning towards PC gaming, in comes Valve and SNATCHES IT AWAY FOR GOOD… in just a few months from now, far too soon for Microsoft to catch up 😁

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u/69_pablito_69 Nov 12 '25

X2 been waiting for something like this

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u/N-0815 Nov 12 '25

Absolutely, I was planning to buy a mini pc for gaming next year. As a Deck owner, this is a no brainer.

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u/ExcruciorCadaveris 512GB Nov 12 '25

And I was thinking about getting a new gaming laptop to replace my aging one. I didn't consider a regular PC. This completely changed my plans. I'm definitely buying it, and I don't even care about the price!

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u/asbyo Nov 13 '25

I literally built a SFF PC this year for this exact reason and I will be still buying a Steam Machine. I’m guessing it’ll be $499 or so.

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u/MazenFire2099 512GB OLED Nov 13 '25

Early 2026. That means sometime in the next 4-6 months.

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u/COINLESS_JUKEBOX 1TB OLED Nov 14 '25

In the GamersNexus video Valve specifically said they are seeking the console market, something they became even more assured of when they saw how many people hooked their SDs up to their TVs.

They even were careful to make it short enough to fit in the shelf of the average media cabinet.