After months of speculation, the Steam Machine is finally here, starting at $1049 for the 512GB version. If that price is still within your budget, you can enter the raffle to be able to purchase it now on Steam. That $1,049 gets you the entry-level configuration without a Steam Controller. Add the controller, and you're looking at $1128. Want 2TB of storage instead? That jumps to $1,349 on its own, or $1428 bundled with the controller.
It is a steep number, and it lands at an unfortunate moment. Earlier this week, leaked retailer listings suggested GTA 6 could launch with a base edition around €89.99, a Premium Edition at €119.99, and a Collector's Edition pushing €199.99 – numbers considerably higher than the $70 many of us had assumed was still the ceiling. The official price drops on June 25 when pre-orders open, so nothing is confirmed. But between that and the Steam Machine reveal, this week has delivered two separate reminders that gaming hardware and software are both getting more expensive at the exact same time, for largely the same underlying reason.
The Steam Machine Numbers, In Full
Here's the breakdown: $1,049 for 512GB, $1,128 with the...
