Steam Machine Price Revealed, Starts at $1,049 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 June 2026 / 5,215 Views
Valve after months of wait has revealed the price for the Steam Machine, starting at $1,049 for the 512GB version without a controller.
The Steam Machine with 512GB bundled with a Steam Controller is priced at $1,128. This is $20 cheaper than the buying the controller separately.
The Steam Machine with 2TB without a controller is priced at $1,349, while with bundle with a Steam Controller is priced at $1,428. These versions also come with two extra faceplates - red fabric and solid walnut.
For those interested, you can join the waiting list to mode a reservation on the official Steam Machine page on Steam by June 25 at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET.
"Steam Machine, like our other hardware products, is made up of many components that we source from manufacturers around the world," said Valve in a statement. "The price at which we sell our hardware is a direct result of the cost of these components. We felt like we had a good understanding of how those costs might change over time when we first started sourcing them for Steam Machine back in 2023. That understanding was born from the many years of data we all have about the evolution of PC hardware prices – primarily, that it tends to get cheaper over time as new technology arrives.
"Over the past year or so, that has changed quickly and significantly, most visibly for RAM and storage components. There are a variety of reasons, all of which are affecting hardware products everywhere. The overall effect is that our original goal for the price of Steam Machine is no longer viable. So the prices we're sharing today reflect the state of the world for manufacturing; or, more accurately, it reflects the price of the components as we've secured them over the past 6 months.
"Price wasn't the only thing impacted by all of this: availability was as well. There were periods where we found we couldn't source some of our components at all, at any price. More than anything else, this has impacted the number of units we've been able to produce for launch."
Here are the Steam Machine prices:
- 512GB without Steam Controller - $1,049 / €1,039 / £879
- 512GB with Steam Controller - $1,128 / €1,108 / £938
- 2TB without Steam Controller - $1,349 / €1,359 / £1,149
- 2TB with Steam Controller - $1,428 / €1,428 / £1,208
Steam Machine Specs:
- CPU - Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T - up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP
- GPU - Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs - 2.45GNz max sustained clock, 110W TDP
- RAM - 16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
- Power - Internal power supply, AC power 110-240V
- Storage - Two Steam Machine models - 512GB NVMe SSD and 2TB NVMe SSD - Both models include a high-speed microSD card slot
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They are out of their minds if they thought this was going to help them break into the console market. The specs are below PS5 and Xbox Series X including 300-500 GB less storage space and a weaker GPU that is was 3-5% below PS5 at matched settings in Digital Foundry testing, and PS5 and Series X are $600 for the comparable digital model. We know Xbox at least is selling that model at a loss, but would be like $800 if sold at break even.
I just put together a PC on PC Part Picker with Steam Machine tier specs for $850 just to see if it could be done, and that is buying parts at retail, Valve gets discounts for buying parts in bulk right from each manufacturer. This is just not a mass market price tag.
It's weaker than a Standard PS5??? Thanks for the info. Yeah it's completely DOA then. I have absolutely no idea why someone wouldn't just build their own PC or get a Pro.
Yeah, Digital Foundry compared it to PS5 with matched settings in a few games that have unlocked framerate on console in their test, PS5 got about 3-5% higher framerate overall, Steam Machine did win in the CPU bound sections of Crimson Desert with it's 1 generation newer Zen 3 CPU running at a higher clock rate, but on GPU bound sections of Crimson Desert and other games, PS5 was typically winning. Not to mention PS5 Digital is 825 GB and this is 512 GB.
I mean... since we are talking about spending over a grand... we might as well bring the Pro into the conversation. And its here that the cracks really start to form. And sense that comes with a controller and 2TB storage we are looking at 900 vs 1400. And the PS5 Pro is a much more powerful machine than the Steam Machine.
I mean these things by Steam are niche products. Steam Deck also isn't what you would consider a good deal by console standards, and it sold like it, pretty sure that's only sold 5-10 million copies. This will be the same.
They are ok but not high-end products at premium prices but in a space (PC gaming) where consoles literally don't exist, so even if they aren't a great deal, they can get that niche several-million market of people who are like yeah ya know it would be nice to play PC on a console/handheld instead of on my desktop/laptop.
These Steam products are never gonna compete with consoles, but it does expand Steam's business scope a bit. It doesn't get them into the console market, it gets them a small piece of the PC market. Few people are gonna buy one of these instead of a console, but they might get one of these instead of a gaming desktop/laptop even if the cost efficiency is lower because it's a simpler product: a game player instead of a whole computer that is just used for playing games.
Let's put a cherry on top!
There's a literal "hardware lottery" for Steam Machine! Some Steam Machines have one 16GB DDR5 stick rather than two 8GB due to sourcing issues ( valve failed to secure 8Gb sticks).
Using a single memory stick severely limits your memory bandwidth by forcing the system to run in single-channel mode. Steam Machines with a single 16GB stick are undeniably inferior when used without hardware modifications.
Can yours fit in a nice little borg cube?
Guys, April Fools was over 2 months ago.
I've got a new video discussing the latest Steam Machine price and details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYeZq2h6Nr8
Hello $1000 consoles, here's hoping you don't stick around.
So £1200 for me, no thanks. And I say that because: A) 512GB is not enough and B) you need a controller. Sorry Valve, DOA and it will probably flop harder than the Google Stadia.
That price makes it a device for Valve fans and collectors. Anyone else would be better with a cheaper prebuild PC.
Yeah, It will certainly fail at that. Maybe in a couple of years it will have a much better price if RAM and storage prices stop being insane, but by then we'll likely have new consoles from Sony and MSoft that will be much more powerful.
So yeah, maybe Valve will have more luck with the next one, if there is another one.
At least Valve will allow other vendors to launch "Steam Machines" with Steam OS, and maybe they'll be able to make machines with better value.
A reminder that Gabe Newell is not your friend.
Ouch
Aaaaaand just like that...
My interest in this thing has dropped to basically zero lol
HAHAHA! For those specs?!
A little higher than than the $400 price I would have been willing to pay.
That was in my ballpark of guesses when it was first shown, waayyy before the RAMpocalypse happened. But even now, I was thinking like $800, with $1000 for the top end. I feel bad for Valve but I feel even worse about that eventual PS6 unveil next year...
That's dead on arrival with specs less than a PS5 but cost more.
These are trash specs for that kind of pricing. I wasnt expecting much, but damn
Absolutely ludicrous pricing, and I won't be getting one for a long time, if ever, but this has more ramifications on what's gonna happen with next-gen consoles. Valve isn't selling the Steam Machine at a loss, as they don't view it as a console rival that needs to build up a console playerbase from scratch. Nor do they need it to. Unlike traditional consoles, Steam Machine isn't necessary to get into the Steam ecosystem. It's obviously a massive PC ecosystem as is, so Valve can afford to just have it exist.
Next-gen consoles however........we may be cooked lol
"We're not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles" - Phil Spencer
lmao
Even the Switch 2 after the price hike is a better deal than this.
Most people with a decent PC can just hook it up to the TV with an hdmi cable and get the same results as the Steam Machine, and save a grand in the process.
Very expensive!
So for the base price, you don’t even include a controller? I get that the Steam controller is too premium, and you can probably use any other controller to play games on it. But you can’t even include some sort of regular controller that’s able to do the job to the console?
$1130, yeah, knew it would be $1000+ after the Steam Deck price increase, but it likely would have been more than the $800 I expectef before it.
Did they made a change in the specs?
The specs are the same. The RAMpocalypse is what happened to cause this ridiculous price. At least in part.
$OOF
Too weak but at least the price is-nevermind!!! No way in “H” I’m getting this!!!
Xbox Helix it is.
If I remember correctly, Steam Deck sold out very quickly after the price hike, so I'm guessing this too has a chance of doing fairly well despite the seemingly steep price. That said: that's a lot, and definitely not what anyone (including Valve) wanted.
Without knowing how many SDs were manufactured in that time frame, it’s hard to gauge how meaningful “sold out” is. The SD has been readily available since that time. I bought a 512GB LCD model two years ago when GameStop was selling refurbished units, for $350. I would not pay their current asking price.
Fair enough, but I think it still shows that there's at least some demand there, even with expensive prices. It might apply to Steam Machine as well, although like you said, it's hard to tell how well exactly since we don't know any actual numbers.
I too was considering a Steam Deck when it was reasonably priced, but I ended up deciding that I'm better off with a laptop (eventually). At the current prices, I can't see why I would even consider getting a Steam Deck.
I primarily use mine to emulate old pre-NES systems. It also has solid Saturn emulation, I must say.
There absolutely will be buyers for the Steam Machine, but they will be hardcore Steam fans. People into PC gaming can do better, while console gamers are unlikely to be swayed from PS5 and S2.
Sounds like good use for a Deck, either at home or on the go, and it'll be good enough for other purposes as well if you'd like.
I think we're in pretty good agreement about the demand of the Steam Machine. One additional segment that comes to mind is gamers that don't know that much about PCs. For them, Steam Machine is an easy option. It's not necessarily the best option, but it's easy, and not everyone knows better. I can't see it being a huge segment, but it's something too. In general, I think we're in a pretty good agreement about the demand: it's a fairly niche product at this price.
Behold the price of helix/ps6 mark my words.
Noo thx,its over for me ps5(i got for 340 last year) is my last console genn.
Weirdly, think the £938 with a controller seems okay, given the current market. Screw AI, as per usual.
Obviously too much but not as high as I expected, actually.
