Episode 148
Steam Machine bundles Leaked
Datamines and store-page leaks reveal four possible Steam Machine SKUs, looking like a tiered bundle structure (likely base / mid / high storage tiers, with at least one Steam Controller bundle). Separately, the Steam Beta client picked up new "Steam Machine" UI text — Valve's quietly wiring the storefront for the reservation flow. Combined with last week's Controller hardware story, this is the 2026 hardware launch finally materializing.
Links
https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steam-machine-reservation-leak/
https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steam-beta-client-update-steam-machine-text/
Steam Frame isn’t JUST VR
Two signals stacking up in one week: Steam Frame got its own page on Qualcomm's site, and Proton 11.0-1 Beta 3 shipped with FEX upgrades for Linux ARM64 (the translation layer that makes x86 Windows games run on ARM). Although these aren’t groundbreaking items, it seems like signs are pointing towards Steam Frame getting closer to going on sale.
Links
https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steam-frame-gets-own-page-qualcomms-website/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2605-Released
Disk to Digital Program
Xbox may be working on a disk to digital program that lets you take your physical media and turn it into a digital game. We discuss if we would do that.
Links
https://x.com/JezCorden/status/2054349880139628747
What we’ve been playing
Bill, Cary and Russ all played Mixtape
Bill, Cary, and Jimmy played Forza
Rich played Huntdown: Overtime
Jimmy played Replaced
Bill Played Pragmata
