IGN

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Will Not Be Subsidized Hardware Like Consoles, and Some Are Questioning That Strategy While Bracing Themselves for a 'Current PC Market' Price

Related reads:Concern That Skyrocketing RAM Prices Driven by AI Needs Will Cause Problems for High-End Gaming for 'Several Years' Valve has provided the strongest indication yet that the Steam Machine ...
TechSpot

Valve confirms the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, not a console

Crystal ball: With Valve positioning the Steam Machine as a competitor to the current-gen consoles, many expected it to be priced as such – i.e., around or under $500. But a Valve engineer has ...
IGN

"It isn't stupid to not sell things at a loss, just peculiar in this case."

Valve has provided the strongest indication yet that the Steam Machine price will be set with similar performance PCs in mind, and confirmed it has no plans to subsidize the hardware like console ...
Eurogamer

Steam Machine's price will be "more in line" with current PC market, Valve says

Valve has addressed the pricing for its recently announced hybrid PC, the Steam Machine. Earlier this month, Valve revealed its new gaming hardware, including the Steam Machine, a console/PC hybrid ...
GamesIndustry

Valve: Steam Machine pricing will be "pretty competitive" with equivalent PCs

PC games giant Valve has said that its recently announced Steam Machine hardware will be a "good deal" when it comes to price. That's according to software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais, who appeared ...
Hosted on MSN

Valve: Steam Machine price to be ‘pretty competitive’ with PCs

After a long week of player and industry speculation, gaming giant Valve confirms its new Steam Machine home console will not be priced like a console, a carefully-worded disclosure that all but ...
The Escapist

Valve is in its supervillain era after announcing the Steam Machine

The newly announced Steam Machine (and Steam Frame) has been huge news for the gaming community, but it’s also been a huge boon for Valve’s president, Gabe Newell, who is clearly feeling pretty ...
GameSpot

Steam Machine Release Date Window, Price Speculation, And Everything We Know About Valve's Next-Gen Living Room PC

More than 12 years ago, Steam creator Valve attempted to usurp Microsoft's hold on PC gaming by introducing the first Steam Machine. The reliance on Linux and a loose hold on OEM hardware ...
Engadget

For the Steam Machine to change PC gaming, Valve must solve Linux's anti-cheat problem

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...
TweakTown

Valve claims Steam Machine outperforms 70% of all PCs on Steam

TL;DR: Valve designed the Steam Machine using data from its Steam Hardware Survey, targeting performance equal to or better than 70% of users' PCs. The console features an AMD RDNA 3 GPU with 28 ...
GamesRadar+

Valve says "the Steam Machine is equal or better than 70% of what people have at home," but I feel like that's missing the point

The Steam Machine is destined for the console colosseum. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Upon announcing the grand return of the ...
PC World

Valve’s Steam Machine will help PCs replace consoles—and I’m down

Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. Missed the surprising topics on our YouTube show or latest news from across the web? You’re in ...