Aka the GabeCube.
I’d been waiting for Valve’s latest hardware before jumping into VR home experiences. I hope the real-world product reviews live up to expectations.
The first impression reviews I’ve seen so far appear to have impressed. The Steam Frame will probably be my first VR device.
Hopefully we can get more good games made for the medium.
The machines the least appealing thing to me. It’d have to be Steam Deck priced to be worth it in my opinion. RDNA3 but less compute units than an RX 7600. Controller looks like a buy. Possibly that VR headset too
Yeah this thing looks way too anemic but the rest of the announcements are great. I hope we eventually get a pro sku when the ai bubble pops and gpu prices return to some semblance of sanity but I know that’s mosty the copium talking.
As an NVIDIA user, I would love an AMD system that supports quick resume like the steam deck. To me, that’s the killer feature that Valve has nailed with SteamOS. Raw performance isn’t a priority for me given AAA games have been shit compared to Indies the last few years.
The GabeCube has that as well. Tested in Dave2D video.
Excellent, definitely planning to move away from xbox once mine dies due to plan restructuring that has me paying the same amount of money to play online but without the benefits Gold originally offered (permanent access to select games each month)
Left the Xbox when I got my steam deck a year & a half ago and haven’t missed it at all, the final straw was when I bought a game it would not let me play it because it was offered on game pass, which I then had to get a monthly subscription for and no…no…not for a single game… just no
Hardware is better than many modern MiniPCs. If the price is right, market is going to have a great time!
Surprised they didn’t announce any pricing, but given that they’re launching in 2026, I suppose you can’t be too cautious given the current chaotic US market…
I think they want to see how big the hype will be and adjust for that
Given the Steam Decks price relative to competition and their statements, I don’t think they’re doing it to maximize profit from hardware. At least, not in the traditional sense.
Release it as a Companion Cube edition and maybe I will get it.
Welp: https://dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/companion-cube
My hope is that this leads to some improvements to the docked experience for the steam deck. Docked modestill has quite a number of bugs unfortunately.
So, this what the marriage between PC gaming & console looks like.
