Valve Adds Queue for 4 Steam Machine Models as Scalpers Marred Steam Controller Launch
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Updated · Wccftech · May 11
Valve Adds Queue for 4 Steam Machine Models as Scalpers Marred Steam Controller Launch
9 articles · Updated · Wccftech · May 11
Four Steam Machine packages and two Steam Frame packages appeared in Steam code, indicating Valve will use its new reservation queue across more hardware launches this year.
The system follows the Steam Controller's sellout, when stock quickly vanished and units resurfaced with scalpers, prompting Valve to add anti-resale controls.
Two Steam Machine variants are already known — 512GB and 2TB — while the other two remain unclear and could be bundles or a possible 1TB middle-tier model.
Price is still the biggest unknown, with earlier plans for the Steam Machine clouded by rising RAM and SSD costs that could affect Valve's launch strategy.
Is Valve's real goal to sell consoles, or to use its new hardware to finally break Windows' monopoly on PC gaming?
As component costs force its price to $799, has Valve's console killer already priced itself out of the fight against PlayStation?
Is Sony's retreat from PC gaming a sign of the Steam Machine's threat, or proof the PC market was never profitable enough?