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SteamOS beta adds preliminary Steam Frame wireless-adapter support, signaling launch progress

Valve pushed 'preliminary support' for the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter to SteamOS Beta and Preview channels, a sign of continued development for the company’s upcoming standalone VR headset. This update follows earlier launch indicators — Valve’s summer 2026 target, import sightings, a 'Great on Frame' Steam tag, public Frame-related software, and FCC photos and teardowns — and suggests the headset is moving toward release. The change may only add the adapter’s ability to wake Steam Machines from sleep, prompting community skepticism, and supply could be constrained by a global LPDDR5 memory shortage.

• SteamOS Beta and Preview builds now include "preliminary support for the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter."
• The update appears to add the dongle’s ability to wake Steam Machines from sleep, rather than full new adapter functionality.
• Valve previously indicated a target launch of summer 2026 and recent signs include Frame imports, a 'Great on Frame' Steam classification, public Frame-relevant software, and FCC photos and controller teardowns.
• Community reaction was mixed and the Steam Frame’s production could be impacted by a global LPDDR5 memory shortage.