Valve brings FSR 4.1 to Steam Machine and releases external CAD files
FSR 4.1 is now available on Valve’s Steam Machine through Proton Experimental
Valve has issued a fresh update on its Steam Machine, detailing its system reservations, waitlist, and more. Additionally, Valve has confirmed that AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaler is now available on the system through Proton Experimental.
Valve’s Steam Machine started shipping in June, and Valve has confirmed that everyone who has reserved a system should expect to be able to purchase one by the end of this year. When people reach the top of Valve’s reservation list, they will be sent an email and given 72 hours to order their system. If they fail to order a system, they will be removed from the queue.
AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaler will only be available in games that support AMD’s FSR Upgrade function. In other words, if the game supports FSR Upgrade on Windows, the same functionality will be available through SteamOS.
CAD files for Valve’s Steam Machine are now available
Valve has also released CAD files for the Steam Machine’s external geometry. This will allow accessory makers and modders the information they need to create custom add-ons for the system. This will make it easier for accessory makers to create custom face plates for the system, or other add-ons. Now, it’s only a matter of time before the GabeCube gets a GameCube-style handle!
This repository contains an STP model of the external shell (surface topology) of Steam Machine, under a Creative Commons license.
Feel free to use these to make your own Front Plates, or whatever else you want to create!
Your Steam Machine is yours, and you have the right to do with it what you want. That said, we highly recommend you leave it to professionals. Any damage you do will not be covered by your warranty – but more importantly, you might break your Steam Machine, or even get hurt! Be careful, and have fun.
– Valve – gitlab
Steam Reservations and Waitlist updates
As mentioned before, Valve expects all Steam Machine reservations to be fulfilled before the end of this year. However, it is worth noting that Valve’s “reservation list” is a separate list from Valve’s Steam Machine “waitlist”. Only after reservations are fulfilled will waitlist customers be moved to the reservation list.
Reservations account for Valve’s earliest Steam Machine orders, with early orders being randomised to give early buyers an equal chance of getting an early Steam Machine. Later customers were put on Valve’s waitlist. Valve’s current system is designed so that waitlist customers can’t get Steam Machines ahead of reservation customers in their region. It’s a strange system, but this is a strange product launch during stranger times. Thanks, AI, for ruining things, I guess…
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