Steam Machine receives major internal price hike amid RAM shortage

12 articles · Updated · Twisted Voxel · Apr 28

XR specialist Brad Lynch reports the Steam Machine may now cost more than the Steam Frame, though official prices remain unannounced by Valve Corporation.
The Steam Frame's price increase is reportedly less severe, possibly due to its use of mobile LPDDR RAM, which is less affected by shortages.
Valve previously acknowledged memory and storage supply issues impacting new devices, but confirmed all three products are still scheduled to ship this year with updates forthcoming.

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