Valve officially unveiled its long-rumored Steam Machine on Wednesday, a compact, cube-shaped system that combines small-form-factor PC design with a living-room console/HTPC experience. The exterior features a simple black shell with a slim LED accent, offering a blank canvas for customization. Hardware modders and skin makers have already started reimagining this canvas with themed wraps and decorative covers, available for purchase separately. The Steam Machine's tool-free magnetic front panel allows owners to easily change the device's appearance. Valve plans to release design files, enabling hobbyists to print or craft their own faceplates with different textures or airflow patterns.

Valve's engineers explored more ambitious front cover designs, including a prototype e-ink module capable of displaying system telemetry. However, the company confirmed that these experimental features will remain internal. The Steam Machine is available in 512 GB and 2 TB SSD models with microSD expansion. It combines a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 processor with RDNA 3 graphics to potentially deliver 4K gaming at 60 FPS, complete with ray tracing and FSR support. As a semi-custom GPU, it may be closer to AMD's RDNA 3.5 rather than the standard RDNA 3.
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