Developers Are Now Requesting Steam Frames, And That’s A Big Deal

A bunch of developers have started requesting Steam Frames through Steam itself, and they’re already posting their early results on Twitter/X. This is basically Valve flipping the switch for studios so they can get their hands on the hardware and start porting their games over to the Steam Frame properly.

Beyond Sandbox requesting the Steam Frame

The Steam Frame is Valve’s new bit of kit aimed at VR. Think of it like a Steam Deck for VR, sitting roughly in the same ballpark as a Meta Quest, but obviously running SteamOS and designed to play your Steam library. Games will run natively on the headset, which is wild enough on its own, but you’ll also be able to stream and tether from other SteamOS devices like the Steam Machine. That’s the one I’ll be using once it lands.

For me, this is the first real sign that Valve is getting everything lined up for release. If developers are getting hardware now, and they’re testing, porting and posting about it already, then early 2026 is looking more and more likely for launch. Valve never shouts about timelines until they’re ready, but dev kits going out is always the moment things start getting real.