Updated
Updated · Gematsu · Jun 22
Valve Launches $1,049 Steam Machine on June 30 as Reservations Stay Open Until June 25
Updated
Updated · Gematsu · Jun 22

Valve Launches $1,049 Steam Machine on June 30 as Reservations Stay Open Until June 25

3 articles · Updated · Gematsu · Jun 22

Summary

  • June 30 is the launch date for Valve’s Steam Machine, with buyers selected at random and notified during the week of June 29.
  • Reservations remain open until June 25 at 10 a.m. PT, with Valve limiting sign-ups to one per household and requiring a Steam account in good standing that made a purchase before April 27.
  • Pricing starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model without a controller, while a $1,428 version adds 2TB of storage, a Steam Controller and two extra faceplates.
  • Both models use a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6-core chip and RDNA3 graphics, plus 16GB DDR5, 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, Wi-Fi 6E and SteamOS 3 in a roughly 6-inch cube.
  • The reservation system follows Valve’s earlier warning of limited availability and is designed to screen out bots while distributing the first batch more fairly.

Insights

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