Valve drops Steam Machine, Frame VR headset and controller
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Valve's new Steam Controller is the final piece of hardware unveiled Wednesday. Steam Deck owners will notice the trackpads on either side of the controller, just like those on the Steam Deck. They're great for games that are usually best played with a mouse and keyboard, like first-person shooters or real-time strategy games.
Valve has officially launched the new Steam Machine: a compact, SteamOS-powered gaming box that claims to deliver more than six times the horsepower of a Steam Deck. Paired with a revamped Steam Controller,
Valve has been largely focused on x86 processors over the years. These chips from AMD and Intel are the dominant player in PC gaming, so it only makes sense as to why. But in recent months, Arm support is seeping into Steam in a variety of ways.