TL;DR: Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, set for release in 2026, aims to combine affordability and ease of use. Recent leaks suggest prices around $950 for a 512GB model and $1,070 for 2TB, comparable to high-end devices, though official pricing remains unconfirmed amid memory supply challenges.
Whether it’s true or not, I’ve heard a lot of people complaining about the possibility of a price point like this and it really blows my mind how twisted people’s expectations are about these price points. Like people line up overnight for a chance to buy iPhones, the same as the one already in their pocket but with a new function in the camera app or something, and then you get something that is almost an entirely new class of product and far more capable for the same price at a time when we’re facing unprecedented shortages, and people are pissed off about it? Double standards much?
I wish it was $200 too, but like, we don’t live in that world anymore. I’m sorry, but that world died from Covid and any medicine that could’ve cured it was lost in trade wars and its corpse was blown up in real wars. It’s not coming back.
No it has not
It is speculation from an unauthorized reseller who is guessing.
Not too surprising, subtract around $400 and that’s what the price probably would have been without ram prices exploding.
I’ve been anticipating $800+, and with storage and ram now, I honestly doubt less than $900. Look at current gaming handheld and console pricing. 1k isn’t an insane prediction with current markets.
$950 is way too high.
It’s essentially a specialized gaming laptop without the screen. Of course it’s going cost as much as a laptop.
If people want a cheaper alternative, the 512GB Steam Deck—which is weaker than the Machine and also essentially a laptop—costs $550, and it can connect to people’s TV’s as well.
DOA at that price but I don’t believe it.
Woof. That’s going to be a no for me dog.
I was expecting PS5 performance at PS5 Pro prices.
The recent leaks will be including 21% VAT in Czech Republic too. It’s about the same as the PS5 Pro in the UK.
It’s not a great value proposition, but depends how much you value open source.
This is all assuming that the dollar is worth anything in the future. The way things are going, uh maybe not
Ignoring that the source is absolute bullshit: If it’s that expensive, they can save themselves the trouble of developing, it’s dead on arrival.
This is clickbait. Valve didn’t use third-party resellers with the Steam Deck for anti-scalping reasons, and it’s unlikely they would for the Steam Deck as well. I’m surprised how many news outlets are leaning into this.
I’m not saying the Steam Machine won’t be that price, though I certainly hope it won’t be. I’m just saying we shouldn’t take a random posting from a random Czech website at face value, considering Valve’s established business model.
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