I flew to Valve to test the Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller | Critical Rig

Valve has announced three new pieces of Steam hardware: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and a new Steam Controller. PC Gamer’s Jacob Ridley was invited out to Valve HQ in Washington to try them out. In this video we show how Jacob got on out there alongside an in depth conversation between our hardware-heads Dave James and Jacob to discuss the details of each product, as well as Jacob’s experience with them, and much more.

0:00 – Introduction 0:26 – The Steam Frame 01:30 – Streaming & tracking – Steam Frame 04:56 – Resolution & optics – Steam Frame 06:11 – Fit and weight – Steam Frame 07:36 – Speakers & Audio – Steam Frame 08:23 – SteamOS & stand alone function – Steam Frame 09:49 – Game compatibility – Steam Frame 10:29 – Is this a VR Steam Deck? – Steam Frame 13:17 – Steam and the VR market – Stem Frame 14:19 – The controllers – Steam Frame 15:30 – Extra specs & price – Steam Frame 16:27 – The Steam Machine 17:04 – Overview – Steam Machine 18:25 – The build – Steam Machine 20:16 – Performance – Steam Machine 21:21 – IO & connectivity – Steam Machine 22:17 – SteamOS – Steam Machine 24:18 – Price – Steam Machine 25:40 – The Steam Controller 26:03 – The ethos – Steam Controller 27:16 – What’s new – Steam Controller 28:04 – Gyro controls – Steam Controller 28:31 – The puck – Steam Controller 29:01 – The Steam ecosystem 29:30 – Verdict

Steam Frame: Valve’s new wireless VR headset – https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/steam-frame-specs-availability

Steam Machine: Compact living room gaming box – https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/steam-machine-specs-availability

Steam Controller: A controller to replace your mouse – https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/steam-controller-specs-availability-hands-on

This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list | PC Gamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/this-is-all-the-best-pc-gaming-gear-we-recommend-in-one-techie-tier-list/

https://www.pcgamer.com

X: https://x.com/pcgamer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pcgamer_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcgamer_mag/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pcgamermagazine/ Forum: https://forums.pcgamer.com/

To subscribe to the magazine in the US, UK, or elsewhere, visit magazines direct.

PC Gamer is the global authority on PC games. For over 30 years, we’ve been at the forefront of covering PC gaming with worldwide print editions, around-the-clock news, features, esports coverage, hardware testing, and game reviews, as well as our popular PC Gaming Shows.

I flew to Valve to test the Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller | Critical Rig

24/7 Video Game

All the best video games, all the time. Watch no commentary gaming videos live and on demand. By Adrian M ThePRO the Game Professional.

Join The Pro Gamers Community

• You are a pro gamer! • Share your content! • Get discovered!

Join The Pro Gamers Community on social media or login to 24/7 Video Game and submit your posts right to this website.

Up Game Shop

New & used video games, consoles, handhelds, retro, and gaming merchandise. Up Game Shop has the latest and greatest video game deals on the internet.