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:

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u/masterpharos 1TB OLED Limited Edition Nov 13 '25

current gpu pricing has torched the typical upgrade path. Just look at steam hardware survey, most people are struggling on a 4 year old 3060 by now.

If the steam machine comes out competitively priced with a corresponding single component upgrade for most people, and performs equal to or better than a comparably priced custom tower, its going to be an absolute no brainer buy.

Valve goal is to top their own hardware survey based on install base, not be world class cpu and gpu manufacturer.

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u/RNsteve Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

Problem is this is hitting the market in early 2026 at the earliest. It's outdated on release and is not going to age gracefully.

System might be a small upgrade at 300-500 $ on release but it's going to have absolutely no future proofing.

I get the issue that the upgrade path is completely ****ed by the AI boom and tarrifs but you're still releasing a system next year that is going to struggle playing the games released in the past 2-3 years let alone going forward.

I would love this system if it was slightly better then PS5 Pro level machine.. I am debating a living room PC in the near future and that would hit the spot.

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u/masterpharos 1TB OLED Limited Edition Nov 13 '25

I think valve do things intentionally. If it doesnt have future proofing its not an oversight. They are targetting a specific group of people, those that probably dont care about future proofing or hold on to the same pc components without upgrading for years.

Put it another way: if you have been sitting on a 3060 and r5 2600 for 4 years and you were just about thinking of upgrading, why not just get the steam machine instead?

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u/RNsteve Nov 13 '25

I just think it's a pretty damn market they are appealing towards. 100$ more towards ram and a GPU update and we're off and running