Hands-On: Valve Steam Controller 2 and Steam Machine!
Hands-On with Steam Frame VR Headset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q2CS8HDHU We continue our coverage of Valve's latest hardware announcements with a hands-on look at the new Steam Controller and Steam Machine! Let's run through the specs and design of both devices before hearing directly from Valve engineers about how these work together as well as with the Steam Frame. Correction: Steam Machine runs on an APU paired with a discrete GPU, not solely an APU. Shot by Joey Fameli and edited by Norman Chan Music by Jinglepunks Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://tested-store.com Savage Merchandising: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/testedcom Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching! #steam #valve #handson
Video Chapters
- 0:00 First Look: All-New Steam Hardware
- 0:53 Steam Controller 2.0: A Detailed Tour
- 2:45 Next-Level Gyro & Haptic Controls
- 5:30 Introducing the New Steam Machine
- 6:07 Console-Sized PC for 4K Gaming?
- 9:00 A Look Inside: Upgradable Parts
- 11:22 Meet the Valve Engineers Behind the Hardware
- 12:25 The Tech Specs: RDNA3 & Zen4 Power
- 13:48 The "It Just Works" Design Philosophy
- 15:52 Controller 2.0's Swappable Components
- 18:14 Valve’s Secret Weapon: The Full Ecosystem
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0:00 First Look: All-New Steam Hardware 0:53 Steam Controller 2.0: A Detailed Tour 2:45 Next-Level Gyro & Haptic Controls 5:30 Introducing the New Steam Machine 6:07 Console-Sized PC for 4K Gaming? 9:00 A Look Inside: Upgradable Parts 11:22 Meet the Valve Engineers Behind the Hardware 12:25 The Tech Specs: RDNA3 & Zen4 Power 13:48 The "It Just Works" Design Philosophy 15:52 Controller 2.0's Swappable Components 18:14 Valve’s Secret Weapon: The Full Ecosystem Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (351-hands-on-valve-steam-controller-2-and-steam-machine)
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0:00 Norm from Tested introduces Valve's new Steam hardware 0:08 First impressions of the new Steam Frame VR headset 0:21 The Steam Controller and Steam Machine are back, 10 years later 0:53 Deep dive into the updated Steam Controller with trackpads and improved thumbsticks 1:18 Comparing the new Steam Controller to its original predecessor 1:55 Steam Deck's influence on the new Steam Controller's design 2:20 The new Steam Controller's trackpads and additional buttons are lower 2:45 Gyroscopic input with capacitive sensors on the Steam Controller 3:39 Exploring the Steam Input settings for the new controller 4:06 Comparing the size and ergonomics of the new Steam Controller to Xbox 4:30 The Steam Controller's new charging puck and wireless connectivity 4:55 Integrated IR lights for Steam Frame tracking with the new controller 5:10 PSVR controller tracking in VR games like Astrobot as inspiration 5:20 The Steam Controller will be available in early 2026 as a bundle 5:30 An overview of the Steam Machine's internal hardware and specs 5:48 The Steam Machine's power and performance compared to the Steam Deck 6:07 The Steam Machine handles 4K gaming with FSR, running SteamOS 6:45 Benchmarks suggest the Steam Machine is a mid-range gaming PC 7:14 Taking a look inside the Steam Machine, revealing its heatsink 7:45 SteamOS updates enhance background downloading and TV integration 8:20 The Steam Machine's removable front panel and RGB LED bar 9:00 Upgradeable storage and memory for the Steam Machine 9:40 The Steam Machine as an entry-level gaming PC, validated for SteamOS 10:20 Steam Machine's pricing strategy and interoperability with other Steam devices 11:22 Yazan Aldehayyat introduces the Steam Machine and Steam Controller 2.0 11:51 Yazan and Jeremy discuss the evolution of Steam hardware 12:25 The Steam Machine's discrete AMD RDNA3 GPU and Zen4 CPU specs 12:56 Affordability and performance targets for the Steam Machine 13:17 Yazan explains how power consumption and form factor were balanced 13:48 The importance of playing all Steam games without worrying about performance 14:15 Leveraging Steam hardware survey data for optimal performance targeting 14:48 Custom firmware and software bits for the Steam Machine's off-the-shelf silicon 15:10 Squeezing optimal performance from the Steam Machine with tuning 15:24 The Steam Machine's low idle power consumption for always-on use 15:52 TMR thumbsticks and swappable batteries for the Steam Controller 2.0 16:15 Jeremy Slocum highlights the versatility and advanced inputs of the Steam Controller 16:40 Grip Sense feature for intuitive gyro control on the Steam Controller 17:15 The Steam Controller's customizable haptics and magnetic thumbsticks 17:47 Steam Machine's memory and storage specifications 18:14 Yazan explains the benefits of Valve's full-stack hardware and software approach 18:47 Jeremy emphasizes SteamOS optimizations and the Steam Machine's customizability 19:15 The Steam Controller's removable battery and magnetic thumbsticks 19:40 More details on the Steam Controller's 4 haptic rumble motors 20:00 The Steam Machine's potent Wi-Fi radio for streaming to Steam Frame 20:25 Yazan discusses SteamOS optimizations for various form factors, including Steam Deck 20:50 Jeremy details the Steam Controller's customizable inputs, including Grip Sense 21:20 Adam Savage encourages buying merch from tested.com Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (351-hands-on-valve-steam-controller-2-and-steam-machine)