Valve's Steam Machine: Pricing Set (Oof!), Preorder Lottery Open Now, Shipping Soon
Valve will release its living room PC game console, called the Steam Machine, but it won't be cheap, thanks to the ongoing memory shortage referred to as RAMageddon, which already shot up the price of the Steam Deck. The company finally unveiled the pricing for the Steam Machine, and it's not for the faint of heart. The Steam Machine will start at $1,049 for the 512GB version that doesn't come with a Steam Controller, according to the listing page Valve posted on Monday.
- ▪Valve will release its living room PC game console, called the Steam Machine, but it won't be cheap, thanks to the ongoing memory shortage referred to as RAMageddon, which already shot up the price of the Steam Deck.
- ▪The company finally unveiled the pricing for the Steam Machine, and it's not for the faint of heart.
- ▪The Steam Machine will start at $1,049 for the 512GB version that doesn't come with a Steam Controller, according to the listing page Valve posted on Monday.
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Valve will release its living room PC game console, called the Steam Machine, but it won't be cheap, thanks to the ongoing memory shortage referred to as RAMageddon, which already shot up the price of the Steam Deck. The company finally unveiled the pricing for the Steam Machine, and it's not for the faint of heart. The Steam Machine will start at $1,049 for the 512GB version that doesn't come with a Steam Controller, according to the listing page Valve posted on Monday. Adding a controller to the package will bring the price up to $1,128. Willing to spend even more? With 2TB storage, the cost jumps up to $1,349 without a controller.
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