- Valve revealed some key details about the Steam Machine at its recent GDC update.
- The company has set a 1080p 30 FPS for games to be Steam Machine verified.
- It’ll feature 6x the performance of Steam Deck, and uses the same inputs.
The Steam Machine is now closer than ever, with the launch expected later this year. Valve has been gradually letting loose some key details about its upcoming hardware, including what a game needs to do to be verified for the device.
Just like the Steam Deck, games will have to meet a minimum requirement to run on the Steam Machine. At GDC 2026, Valve confirmed that if a title runs at 1080p 30 FPS, it will be ‘Steam Machine Verified.’
Why it matters: The 30 FPS indeed doesn’t sound too great for modern standards, especially with the steep expected price, but it’s too early to judge it that way from the verification requirements alone.
At GDC, Valve revealed some key details about its upcoming hardware, mainly oriented towards developers. For one, a game running at 1080p 30 FPS will be Steam Machine verified, which is lower than expected.
Now, they haven’t mentioned any upscaling, so we can assume that this is all native. In theory, upscaling can help push decent frame rates in a game running at 30 FPS, but it might be a little underwhelming for some.
The company has confirmed that the performance is 6x that of the Steam Deck, which is expected. Multiple rumors pointed towards 4K gaming; however, they seem largely exaggerated now.
Nonetheless, the Machine is likely to cost around $1000, which is significantly higher than the PS5 or the Series X. So, if it wants to compete against them, the performance will need to be a lot better, especially with the price.
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