In a surprise Wednesday drop, Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software unveiled three new physical gaming devices intended to work with its digital storefront Steam. Planned for release in early 2026,

Valve has just confirmed that Android games are now supported and welcomed on Steam. Here's what you need to know.

Valve opens up a new front in the console wars. The company announced a new Steam console/PC hybrid, controller, and VR headset are coming in 2026.

The Steam Machine challenges Xbox in the living room with the power of PC gaming. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.

The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

The headset will allow you to play VR and non-VR games through streaming, and games can even be installed directly onto the headset. Now, why is this release important? Well, The Verge managed to get the scoop on how Valve will approach Android developers in order to get games onto the Steam platform.

The Steam Frame won’t be Valve’s only target for Steam on Arm.