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Steam Machine Pricing and Build Cost
The Steam Machine, a small PC console from Valve, has a base price of $1,049. Critics question the high cost compared to other gaming consoles like the PS5.
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The Verge
The Steam Machine is here, with a base price of $1,049. Yes, that's nearly twice the price of a PS5, but what you're buying here isn't a console but a full-on PC - and a tiny one at that. Valve says it's selling the Steam Machine basically at cost. So we asked ourselves: What would […]
2026-06-23 15:30 UTC