SteamOS Goes Wide: From a Cube to the Frame

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week in a special early release of NPC, the guys dig into Valve's announcement of the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Stream Controller, a trio of SteamOS devices poised to make a big splash in 2026.

Also available on YouTube here.

Links and Show Notes

Valve's Announcements

• Valve's Announcement of the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller
• More on the New Hardware
• The Steam Machine is the Future | Wavelengths
• Valve enters the console wars
• Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve's ambitious new game console
• Valve is welcoming Android games into Steam
• Valve rejoins the VR hardware wars with standalone Steam Frame
• Steam Deck minus the screen Valve announces new Steam Machine, Controller hardware
• Cary Colomb on X

Subscribe to NPC XL

NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month.

Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes.

You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole

Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon

• NPC Feedback Form

Credits

Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte

Follow Us Online

On the Web

• MacStories.net
• Wavelengths.online

Follow us on Mastodon

• NPC
• Federico
• John
• Brendon

Follow us on Bluesky

• NPC
• MacStories
• Federico Viticci
• John Voorhees
• Brendon Bigley

Affiliate Linking Policy