Following a number of rumors and leaks, Valve has formally introduced the Steam Body, “a streaming-first, wi-fi VR headset + controllers” able to enjoying one’s whole Steam library. It launches in early 2026 and features a Wi-fi Adapter with Twin Radios (that means no wire hassles) and Foveated Streaming for over ten instances the picture high quality.
The VR headset consists of two 2160×2160 LCD panels with 72 to 144 Hz refresh charges, twin stereo audio system, and 4 high-resolution cameras for monitoring (full with infrared LEDs). Its {hardware} features a Snapdragon 8 Sequence CPU, 16 GB RAM and between 256 GB and 1 TB of space for storing with a microSD slot. There’s additionally a chargeable 21.6 Wh lithium-ion battery, a USB-C port, and a USB-C 2.0 port.
You additionally obtain two accompanying controllers with about 40 hours of battery life, which can be utilized for non-VR titles. It additionally runs SteamOS and all its accompanying options, together with cloud save help and fast droop/resume. If that wasn’t sufficient, it pairs with the prevailing Steam Controller and permits for streaming from the Steam Deck.
There’s additionally the brand new Steam Controller, which incorporates Excessive Particular Rumble, Grip-Enabled Gyro and next-gen magnetic thumbsticks. Movement management is supported and gamers can customise the enter, together with the 2 Trackpads, with Steam Deck parity guaranteeing that “1000’s” of titles have group configs out of the field.
Nevertheless, the opposite, arguably extra thrilling a part of this complete deal is the Steam Machine, a conveyable PC with “six instances the horsepower” of the Steam Deck. It’s outfitted with a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 six-core CPU working at as much as 4.8 GHz, a semi-custom AMD RDNA3 GPU with 28 CUs, 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM and a pair of.45 GHz max sustained clock pace, and 16 GB DDR5 RAM. Along with FSR, it will possibly play video games in 4K/60 FPS.
You possibly can select from two storage options at launch – 512 GB and a pair of TB – on an NVMe SSD, however there can even be a “high-speed” microSD slot for additional enlargement. And because it additionally runs SteamOS, it’s completely succesful as a PC as effectively.
Valve hasn’t introduced pricing for all of this, however you may wishlist the Steam Body and Steam Machine now.
