Valve is making a Steam Console to compete with Xbox and PS5: Rumors

With the arrival of SteamOS, speculations regarding new hardware by Valve were already floating around. Many believe a refresh of Steam Machine might happen considering how successful Steam Deck was. A new rumor now surfaced claiming that the Steam console is real and will compete with hardware like the Xbox and PS5.

Talking about the rumor eXtas1s on X (Twitter) claimed a new Steam console is coming with Valve working closely with AMD and its RDNA 4 technologies. “New Steam Console? Very Spicy with VALVE, it already seems that a new STEAM console is coming to compete against PS5 and XBOX in the future. Thanks to HandleDeck we have learned that VALVE works hand in hand with AMD and its RDNA 4 technologies,” the translation reads.

👀🔥 ¿NUEVA CONSOLA DE STEAM?

MUCHO PICANTE con VALVE, ya parece que viene una nueva consola de STEAM que compita vs PS5 y XBOX en el futuro.

Gracias a @HandleDeck hemos aprendido que VALVE trabaja codo con codo con AMD y sus tecnologías RDNA 4.

INFO ✅ https://t.co/5Lp8XVqHRepic.twitter.com/JPmEJ2lc3N

— eXtas1s 🎮 Noticias & Rumores (@eXtas1stv) February 3, 2025

Steam Console sparks another debate among gamers

With new rumors surfacing there’s once again a lot of excitement among the PC gaming community. At the same moment, many have questions regarding its relevance if it functions the same as a regular PC. However, if the console is real, it won’t likely be a regular PC considering it’s Valve. There is also a lot of debate regarding the Steam Console decommissioning other consoles like the PS5 which likely won’t be the case.

PS5 will always have exclusives, and Valve will most likely aim for an alternative experience, free from a hefty setup while providing a decent gaming experience. Maybe the device will be compact enough to travel with. There are a lot of ifs and maybe in the case of Valve and these are simply rumors and speculations unless confirmed by the company.

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Will Steam Console have exclusive games?

A widely debated topic, but the Steam Console will likely not have exclusive device-only games. There can be PC-only exclusive games which there are plenty of, but having exclusive games to devices will not be the case, especially if it’s a Linux-based console. Steam already has a big mode for console-like experience so perhaps gamers will see them expand on that feature.