Valve’s Steam Machine Delayed By Memory Shortage, Not by Inventing Steam Yet
KEY POINTS
- •Valve first announced the Steam Machine, Frame, and Controller in November with a planned early 2026 launch.
- •The shipments have been delayed to sometime in the first half of 2026 due to global memory and storage shortages.
- •Valve promised pricing details 'as soon as possible' but now admits they can't offer specifics yet because of supply issues.
Back in November, Valve dazzled us with an ambitious trifecta: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and the Steam Controller, promising shipments in early 2026. Some lucky journalists got a sweet 'Q1 2026' tease. But then reality intervened with a memory and storage shortage nightmare—because apparently, even futuristic gaming gear can't escape RAM scarcity. So now, shipments are postponed 'sometime' in the first half of 2026, with pricing announcements postponed indefinitely—Vaulting Steam Machine from ‘ready to ship’ to ‘keep dreaming’ faster than you can say 'VR headset.' Valve admits it hoped for clear dates by now, but nope, the memory crisis stole the show.
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Valve planned their Steam hardware launch for Q1 2026 but now can't even pin down a date because RAM decided to play hide-and-seek. Just classic tech life: shipping delays powered by invisible memory.
Valve’s Steam Machine delayed by a global memory shortage—brain storage shortages likely next.
When your Steam controller’s more vaporware than hardware thanks to mystery RAM shortages.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/5/2026 | Author: Jay Peters
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