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Valve has officially confirmed the Steam Machine and Steam Frame devices will ship this summer, zeroing in on the launch of the highly-anticipated devices that has been in flux since the start of the year.The company made the reveal in a Steamworks post saying it was expanding its Verified program to include the two upcoming devices."Today we are expanding the Verified program to include Steam Machine and Steam Frame, both of which are shipping this summer," the company wrote."As with Steam Deck Verified, the goal is to help customers understand the out-of-box experience for a given title on these new devices, and how smoothly a game will run with no user work or configuration required."
(Image credit: Valve)Valve confirmed that Steam Machine's requirements are nearly identical to those of the Steam Deck, whilst the Steam Frame criteria is also similar. When it comes to Steam Frame, the "default graphics configuration needs to perform well, text and UI elements need to be clear and legible on the built-in display, and the default controller configuration needs to work well with the Steam Frame Controllers."Valve also said that games will be checked for Steam Machine and Steam Frame compatibility and both platforms will use a badge system similar to the Steam Deck. Gamers will be able to see at-a-glance if titles will run smoothly on each device.The question remains: how much are these devices going to cost?
