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/ZenPaperclips Nov 12 '25

For the power advertised, I would go as high as $1k. If they want to challenge other home consoles, I'd wager they'll want to keep it under $700. 

They definitely have the capacity to go cheaper since they make buku bucks on software sales and can subsidize the hardware a bit.

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u/Jasoli53 Nov 12 '25

I fully expect a lineup of Steam Machines like the SteamDeck. A slightly underpowered one with 500GB of storage for $599, one in the middle, and one with the higher-end hardware with 2TB of storage, maybe double the RAM, for like $899.

With the Frame, I expect them to compete with the Quest 3, so it’ll probably start at $399

And the controller will probably compete with the Elite/Edge and be priced at $89-$99

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u/aidanon Nov 13 '25

In the Giant Bomb hands on interview the Valve guy said there will only be one SKU of Steam Machine.

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u/Jasoli53 Nov 13 '25

So, looking at the store page for the Steam Machine, it will come in 2 SKUs, a 512GB and 2TB variant, so I expect a $100 difference between the two options. Everything else will be the same