{"id":1930757,"date":"2026-05-12T10:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930757"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:10:51","slug":"valve-might-be-making-512gb-and-2tb-versions-of-its-new-steam-machine-despite-ai-driven-memory-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930757","title":{"rendered":"Valve might be making 512GB and 2TB versions of its new Steam Machine, despite AI-driven memory shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Valve might be making 512GB and 2TB versions of its new Steam Machine, despite AI-driven memory shortages<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Wham, bam, thank you, RAM.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/steam-machine-green.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Steam Machine (green variant)\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"steam-machine-green.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Valve\/Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-12T10:10:51+00:00\">May 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-steam-machine-512gb-2tb?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Valve might be making four versions of its new Steam Machine &#8211; including a 512GB and 2TB option &#8211; if  a software update to the Steam Controller&#8217;s reservation system is to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Spotted by user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/steammachine\/comments\/1t8g9vw\/reference_to_the_steam_machine_in_the_reservation\/\">Pepeizg on the Steam Machine Reddit<\/a>, last Thursday&#8217;s Steam update seemingly included references to four Steam Machine packages, two Frame (VR headset) packages, as well as Steam Controller and Steam Deck packages. Packages, in layman terms, are folders containing specific kinds of files.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Steam Machine announcement trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QmIGU-b44cs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This update was focused on Steam&#8217;s reservation system, which has led to a growing belief that these four new packages refer to different versions of the Steam Machine. But if there are four separate packages for the Steam Machine, what could they be?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/features\/hands-on-with-steam-machine-valves-new-pcconsole-hybrid\">In an interview with Digital Foundry last year<\/a> Valve indicated it wanted four different versions of the PC-console blend. This includes a 512GB version, a 2TB version, and bundles of each option that come with a Steam Controller. The new packages found in the update code align with these earlier plans.<\/p>\n<p>If true, it would come at a time when memory is an expensive commodity, with the AI-driven hardware crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/as-ai-threatens-to-make-everything-more-expensive-are-you-happy-if-it-takes-longer-for-the-next-console-generation-to-begin\">causing many PC components to shoot up in price as a result of intense demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Valve has already noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-blames-dwindling-steam-deck-supplies-on-ram-and-storage-shortages-as-ai-driven-demand-further-threatens-games-industry\">dwindling Steam Deck supplies were due to this component shortage<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-controller-release-date\">Steam Machine itself may have been delayed due to this hardware shortage<\/a>. Valve is not alone, with Xbox&#8217;s Asha Sharma hinting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-boss-on-project-helix-pricing-and-availability\">AI-driven memory shortage may lead to limited supply and a higher price<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Valve might be making four versions of its new Steam Machine &#8211; including a 512GB and 2TB option &#8211; if  a software update to the Steam Controller&#8217;s reservation system is to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Spotted by user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/steammachine\/comments\/1t8g9vw\/reference_to_the_steam_machine_in_the_reservation\/\">Pepeizg on the Steam Machine Reddit<\/a>, last Thursday&#8217;s Steam update seemingly included references to four Steam Machine packages, two Frame (VR headset) packages, as well as Steam Controller and Steam Deck packages. Packages, in layman terms, are folders containing specific kinds of files.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Steam Machine announcement trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QmIGU-b44cs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This update was focused on Steam&#8217;s reservation system, which has led to a growing belief that these four new packages refer to different versions of the Steam Machine. But if there are four separate packages for the Steam Machine, what could they be?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/features\/hands-on-with-steam-machine-valves-new-pcconsole-hybrid\">In an interview with Digital Foundry last year<\/a> Valve indicated it wanted four different versions of the PC-console blend. This includes a 512GB version, a 2TB version, and bundles of each option that come with a Steam Controller. The new packages found in the update code align with these earlier plans.<\/p>\n<p>If true, it would come at a time when memory is an expensive commodity, with the AI-driven hardware crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/as-ai-threatens-to-make-everything-more-expensive-are-you-happy-if-it-takes-longer-for-the-next-console-generation-to-begin\">causing many PC components to shoot up in price as a result of intense demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Valve has already noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-blames-dwindling-steam-deck-supplies-on-ram-and-storage-shortages-as-ai-driven-demand-further-threatens-games-industry\">dwindling Steam Deck supplies were due to this component shortage<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-controller-release-date\">Steam Machine itself may have been delayed due to this hardware shortage<\/a>. Valve is not alone, with Xbox&#8217;s Asha Sharma hinting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-boss-on-project-helix-pricing-and-availability\">AI-driven memory shortage may lead to limited supply and a higher price<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Valve might be making 512GB and 2TB versions of its new Steam Machine, despite AI-driven memory shortages Wham, bam, thank you, RAM. 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