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Valve says it's ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer

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by neilfrndes

2 days ago

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calmingsolitude

2 days ago

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If I were to hazard a guess, Valve was apprehensive about releasing the steam machine/frame this year because the high memory prices would mean that they'd have to price the steam machine/frame pretty high as well. However, once they saw how the steam deck was selling like hot cakes even after a $300 bump, they're deciding to go for it anyway.

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Moldoteck

2 days ago

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Hard doubt they can stock up so fast considering the bump was recent. They planned release anyway

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Vespasian

2 days ago

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I guess is was partially the high prices but also their unpredictability.

Having to increase an already high price would not be great.

That is now somewhat better then half a year ago.

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jerojero

2 days ago

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I wonder what price they'll target. For the specs I think its worth around the same as a PS5 so maybe around 600-650 but everything points out at this not happening.

I think in the end this will sadly be bought by scalpers, rich people and YouTubers. Sucks, I was really excited for it.

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benoau

2 days ago

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I don't think $600 - $650 is very likely considering you can't even get a Steam Deck for that price anymore, and that's surely a much cheaper device. Personally I think with the Steam Deck at $800 - $950 this more powerful machine must be around $1500.

I don't think its success is a given anymore because it's clearly not going to be a "bargain" which is what many people expected, and the people who can casually overspend on this probably already have a much better computer.

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thewebguyd

2 days ago

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Yeah there's, unfortunately, no way this lands under $1,000. I'd expect to see it land at pre-built gaming PC prices. Like you said, between $1500 (generous) and $2,000 is what I'd expect. 16GB DDR5, 8GB VRAM, and 2TB SSD today is nearly a 2,000 dollar machine from regular OEMs.

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daheza

2 days ago

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I’d go a step further they aren’t doing numbers like the PS5 so the cost per unit will be higher. I’m thinking more like 2K

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panick21_

2 days ago

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Does PS5 really get massvie reduction in commodity pricing? I dont think so. The expensive stuff isnt reduced that much.

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Operyl

2 days ago

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I really just want the Frame, I'm already convinced (before the price hikes) that the Steam Machine was going to be way too high based on their comments to press.

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acomjean

2 days ago

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Steam set up a sales queue for the deck, so scalping wasn’t an huge issue with them. You can only get them through steam.

The price is another issue…

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nisegami

2 days ago

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I can't see the Steam Machine costing under $1k right now, and I expect it to be closer to $1200.

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