Valve will launch the Steam Machine this summer
It’s been almost 7 months since Valve announced Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller. After several delays, the Steam Controller was launched in May 2026. And it looks like the other two devices may hit the market soon. Valve dropped this news as part of an announcement that said it was expanding Steam’s Verified program to include Steam Machine and Steam Frame. Now, it is still not clear what the price of both the gaming consoles will be. Rumors suggest that the price of the Steam Machine may exceed $1000 due to the ongoing RAM, SSD shortage crisis.
Valve may be ready to launch Steam Machine, but will fans be ready to buy it? This of course depends on the price, but SteamDeck was also sold out recently after a huge price increase. If this is any indication, it’s very likely that there will always be people who will buy a Steam Machine no matter the price.
Steam has a new store home page, with new sections to allow players to search for games. Featured and Recommended games now show more information about why a game is being recommended to users. Valve has also made a significant change to the Wishlist and DLC sections. These now feature banners to show the games that are currently on sale. Steam now has a personalized calendar, allowing users to check out new and upcoming games they may be interested in. The redesign also comes with improved gamepad navigation, especially in Big Picture mode and on the Steam Deck. Valve has added some motion sensitivity preferences to Steam’s settings, where users can choose to disable animated marketing assets or microtrailers that play when hovering over the game.
On a side note, Valve CEO Gabe Newell dismissed this Steam has a monopoly, Stating that gamers on PC have a lot of options to purchase their games.
KDE Plasma 6.8 will remove X11 support for Wayland
linux blog, phoronicsReports that KDE Plasma will eventually drop support for the X11 protocol. X11-specific code is being removed from Plasma 6.8. The current version, Plasma 6.7, will be the last version to support X11 sessions. Going forward Plasma will only support Wayland.
According to KDE developer David Edmondson, 95% of users are already on Wayland. Users will still be able to run legacy X11 apps and games.
Plasma 6.8 will be released in five months, i.e. around October 2026. KDE planned to drop support for X11 about 15 years ago, but it was delayed due to unreliable Wayland support in apps. This has changed over the years, with many distros switching to Wayland as the default session.
OpenAI improves ChatGPT’s memory, available to users for free
OpenAI has explained how it has improved the memory feature of ChatGPT. Memory was introduced in 2024, allowing chatbots to remember things that users had shared with the AI, and be able to recall it when needed. Early versions of these were rudimentary, and the company recognized that memories would become obsolete over time, and were unreliable. And that’s exactly what OpenAI aims to do with the latest update.
To do this, OpenAI created something called dreamingWhich runs in the background, and lets ChatGPT synthesize data from different chats. The new memory architecture is a more efficient and scalable system. Users can access the memory summary created by ChatGPT, and make changes to it at any time.
OpenAI says the memory update is available to Plus and Pro users in the US, and will be rolled out to more countries and Free and Go users in the coming weeks. ChatGPT’s Dreaming-based memory, a feature that until now was exclusive to Plus and Pro users, is now available to free users. OpenAI says recent improvements to this feature have reduced the computation required to provide the service to free users by approximately 5 times. This will allow AI to use advanced memory and context in chats. The dream-based memory will be available to users for free in the coming weeks.
god of war luffy announced
Sony has announced god of war luffyAs the third game in the Norse saga. It is based on life after death, and will allow players to take on the role of Laufey aka Faye. GoW Lofi is being developed by Santa Monica Studio, but is not directed by Cory Barlog. Instead, it is being led by Ariel Lawrence, who previously worked as a writer on older God of War games. Deborah Ann Woll will reprise her role as Faye after playing the character in the previous installment, God of War: Ragnarok. GoW Lofi will feature brutal combat focusing on lethality, power, and fluidity.
Sony did not reveal the launch date of God of War Lofi, but well-known journalist Jason Schreier has hinted that the release of the PlayStation 5 game may not take several years. This could mean that the game could be targeting a 2027 release.
Marvel’s Wolverine will be released on September 15
You don’t have to wait a year for the next big game from Insomniac Games. Marvel’s Wolverine is coming this September. Players will take on the role of Logan, aka Wolverine, and the game will feature a cast of X-Men such as Jean Grey, Mystique, Omega Red, Sabretooth, and others who will battle the mutants hunting the Reavers.
The game will feature new combat techniques including stalking enemies, killing them from stealth, ambushing them from above or simply tearing them to pieces with fast and brutal claw attacks. The combat system also includes parrying, which helps with kills and successful attacks as well as increasing Logan’s rage. Players will be able to unleash Rage for stronger attacks, utilize the Healing Factor, or enter Rage Tier 3, a stylized monochromatic blast of sagger inspired by the comic books. And it’s not all on foot, some set pieces in the game will see Logan driving vehicles to take down his enemies.
marvel’s wolverine Will be released for PlayStation 5 on September 15, 2026. September is packed with big game launches, including The Blood of Dawnwalker (September 3), Control: Resonant (September 22), Silent Hill: Townfall (September 24), and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Thieves arriving on October 2, 2026.
