Valve states it remains on track to release the Steam Machine in 2026.

A blog entry from Valve on Friday initially appeared to dampen expectations about the availability of the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller in 2026. However, Valve informed The Verge that this was not their intention — and confirmed that all three hardware items will indeed be shipped this year, despite facing issues from the persistent memory shortage.

Earlier today, Valve mentioned, “we hope to ship in 2026,” which seemed like a downgrade from their prior commitments. Just last month, the company clearly stated it had not altered its plans to deliver all three new hardware items “in the first half of the year,” even though that itself was a shift from its initial objective of “early 2026” or “Q1 2026.” Today, it appeared the company was subtly postponing the launch yet again, and Valve did not promptly reply to a request for commentary.

However, after we first released this article regarding Valve’s announcement, Valve PR spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle informed The Verge that “nothing has actually changed on our end.” Valve has also revised the blog entry to clarify that “we will be shipping all three products this year.”

Around the time of its initial November revelation, it became evident that memory prices were beginning to skyrocket as AI companies started acquiring as many chips as possible. Hardware manufacturers of all sizes are grappling with the implications this has for their products, and many of the major hardware players are not exempt; even Apple is reportedly being compelled to pay higher costs for memory.

Last month, Valve mentioned that the RAM crisis would impact availability of the Steam Deck OLED, which has largely been out of stock since mid-February.

Correction, March 6th: Based on a blog entry from Valve, an earlier version of this article asserted that Valve’s upcoming hardware products may not launch this year. Valve has confirmed they will.