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Predict the price for the Steam Machine

under 300 0 0%
 
300 to 499 2 3.92%
 
500 to 699 9 17.65%
 
600 to 799 15 29.41%
 
800 to 1000 22 43.14%
 
1000 to 1200 3 5.88%
 
1200 to 1500 0 0%
 
over 1500 0 0%
 
Total:51
Zippy6 on 22 November 2025
Slownenberg said:

This is not supposed to compete against consoles, so $800 is not a nail in the coffin. It's supposed to compete against budget gaming computers. Just like Steam Deck wasn't supposed to compete against Switch, it was supposed to be a budget somewhat portable gaming PC. And just like Steam Deck this is a niche device that'll sell millions, not tens of millions like consoles sell.

Walmart has an RTX 5060 prebuilts for $799. Significantly more powerful than the steam machine. 

If building your own you can get a 9060 XT 16GB build from around $800, which is basically double the power.

You can get an RTX 5060 Laptop for about $900... Again more powerful than the Steam Machine.

$800 is just not a competitive price with anything... maybe they could get away with it for the 2TB model. $699 for 512gb and $799 for 2TB, but even then I'd expect it to sell significantly less than the steam deck.



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HoloDust on 22 November 2025

Given that PC with similar performance is around $650 (with gamepad) and given that performance is not really that great to start with (when ~$110 more is giving you 9060XT 16GB)...yeah, I'm not sure who the target audience for GabeCube is, if it's not significantly cheaper than $650 (for 512GB version).



konnichiwa on 22 November 2025

Steam Machine price will not be subsidized and 'more in line with what you might expect from current PC market', says Valve

www.youtube.com/watch?t=5033&v=yvu66Y2VLq8&feature=youtu.be

*Source shinobi

Some quotes that just seem hilarious,  'Sitting down on your couch and turning the steam machine on with your controller is something unique; you don't have this experience in the pc market'

Last edited by konnichiwa - on 22 November 2025




Mummelmann on 22 November 2025
konnichiwa said:

Steam Machine price will not be subsidized and 'more in line with what you might expect from current PC market', says Valve

www.youtube.com/watch?t=5033&v=yvu66Y2VLq8&feature=youtu.be

*Source shinobi

Some quotes that just seem hilarious,  'Sitting down on your couch and turning the steam machine on with your controller is something unique; you don't have this experience in the pc market'

Yeah, like I mentioned earlier, I think people have the wrong idea of the purpose of these machines and Valve's aim with them. They're not consoles, they're convenient form-factor PCs with some "hassle" taken away. I think it's just another portal (pun somewhat intended) into the Steam system and a probably a really good case and demo for SteamOS, most of all. Valve is a software company with a heavy PC lean, they're not gunning for the console market, and would likely fail at it if they did.



EricHiggin on 22 November 2025



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konnichiwa on 23 November 2025
Mummelmann said:
konnichiwa said:

Steam Machine price will not be subsidized and 'more in line with what you might expect from current PC market', says Valve

www.youtube.com/watch?t=5033&v=yvu66Y2VLq8&feature=youtu.be

*Source shinobi

Some quotes that just seem hilarious,  'Sitting down on your couch and turning the steam machine on with your controller is something unique; you don't have this experience in the pc market'

Yeah, like I mentioned earlier, I think people have the wrong idea of the purpose of these machines and Valve's aim with them. They're not consoles, they're convenient form-factor PCs with some "hassle" taken away. I think it's just another portal (pun somewhat intended) into the Steam system and a probably a really good case and demo for SteamOS, most of all. Valve is a software company with a heavy PC lean, they're not gunning for the console market, and would likely fail at it if they did.

For me it is longetivity of the machine that is also the issue. This could be a large sum for something that feels outdated fast or will have more and more problems to run new games well. Only if it sells well the optimization will be embraced by devs.






Manlytears on 23 November 2025

If it's anything close to $800 > DOA, there is no place in the market for this thing.



jonathanalis on 23 November 2025

The controller might be expensive as well, is not clear if it comes with it included.



G2ThaUNiT on 24 November 2025

Looking at how RAM prices are being listed, less than $1000 for Steam Machine is going to be a miracle lol

This would of course affect everything across the board though. Consoles, PCs, smartphones, etc



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Wman1996 on 24 November 2025

About $1000-$1050 for the 2TB model and about $850 for the 512 GB. Despite the low specs for a Gaming PC, I think they are going to charge the heck out of this since you have more freedom than consoles even if the specs aren't better.



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