{"id":2004880,"date":"2026-06-22T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2004880"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:00:00","slug":"valve-finally-announces-the-price-of-steam-machine-and-a-sort-of-release-date-but-the-console-like-pc-might-cost-more-than-youre-expecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2004880","title":{"rendered":"Valve finally announces the price of Steam Machine and a sort of release date, but the console-like PC might cost more than you&#8217;re expecting"},"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 finally announces the price of Steam Machine and a sort of release date, but the console-like PC might cost more than you&#8217;re expecting<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Verified.<\/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-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Steam Machine photograph showing the steam machine with wood faceplate on a marble circular table in front of a grey\/beige wall, with a plant pot and the Steam Controller next to it\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Steam-Machine-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>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=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\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\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-22T17:00:00+00:00\">June 22, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-price-launch-pre-order-reservation-date?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          9 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"1f7364a3-5278-45be-99d4-9b4d68aa321d\" data-name=\"Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred\" title=\"Follow Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred\"><br \/>\n  Follow Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/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>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-frame-summer-2026-verified\">Valve reaffirmed its commitment to shipping the Steam Machine this summer<\/a>. Today, it officially announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-price-how-buy\">pricing<\/a>, initial shipping dates, and many remaining details, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-specs\">specs<\/a>, for the living room PC.<\/p>\n<p>In a wide-ranging blog post, the company confirmed it will be offering the Steam Machine in four different configurations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 512GB:<\/strong> \u00a3879 \/ $1,049 \/ \u20ac1,039 \/ CAD $1,509 \/ AUD $1,609 \/ PLN 4,389.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 512GB + Steam Controller bundle: <\/strong>\u00a3938 \/ $1,128 \/ \u20ac1,108 \/ CAD $1,628 \/ AUD $1,728  \/ PLN 4,698.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 2TB: <\/strong>\u00a31,149 \/ $1,349 \/ \u20ac1,359 \/ CAD $1,919 \/ AUD $2,109 \/ PLN 5,739.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 2TB + Steam Controller bundle: <\/strong>\u00a31,208 \/ $1,428 \/ \u20ac1,428 \/ CAD $2,038 \/ AUD $2,228 \/ PLN 6,048.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a bonus, the two 2TB options come with two extra faceplates: red fabric and solid walnut.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in making a purchase, a reservation system is being implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-controller-reservation-update-high-demand\">similar to the one currently in use with the Steam Controller<\/a>. We&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-price-how-buy\">put together a pre-order guide to help you wrap your head around it all<\/a>. Customers will receive their Steam Machines some time after 29th June when Valve starts sending out shipping emails, but the company hasn&#8217;t set a specific launch date beyond this.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Steam Hardware Announcement\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OmKrKTwtukE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OmKrKTwtukE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Steam Hardware Announcement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s Valve&#8217;s hardware announcement from last year.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OmKrKTwtukE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anyone wanting to pre-order a Steam Machine can sign up from now until Thursday, 25th June. Sign-ups for the initial batch close at 6pm BST (7pm CET, 10am PT, 1pm ET). Putting your name down requires a Steam account in good standing, and you need to have made a purchase on Steam prior to 27th April 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The reservation order for this first batch will be randomised, meaning it won&#8217;t matter if you sign up immediately or just before it closes, which will help ease the load on the Steam store. Valve is also limiting it to one unit per house: each payment method and shipping address can only place a single order.<\/p>\n<p>On 25th June, you&#8217;ll receive an email confirming your place in the queue, but you may also receive another email telling you you&#8217;ve been added to the waitlist. Any sign-ups made after that date will also join the waitlist.<\/p>\n<p>As Valve told Eurogamer, &#8220;We&#8217;ll start sending order emails to customers at the beginning of the reservation queue on June 29th. As customers complete their orders we will start shipping units.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Machine with a pound sign over top\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Steam-Machine-with-a-pound-sign-over-top.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7781954887218046\" width=\"473\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Steam Machine with a pound sign over top\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Steam-Machine-with-a-pound-sign-over-top.jpg\" height=\"266\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7781954887218046\" width=\"473\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Valve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tech-valve-announces-standalone-steam-frame-vr-headset-plus-steam-machine-and-steam-controller-revival\">initially announced Steam Machine<\/a>, Steam Frame, and the Steam Controller, the plan was to ship everything in the first quarter of 2026. Valve later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-frame-summer-2026-verified\">revised that to the first half of the year<\/a>, after it became clear that significant memory and storage cost increases would force the company to adjust prices.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Eurogamer ahead of today&#8217;s announcement, Valve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-steam-machine-price-availability-reaction\">said the new Steam Machine price is &#8220;significantly more&#8221; than it had initially envisaged<\/a>. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-steam-machine-subsidise-price-console-helix\">revealed why it chose not to take the console approach and subsidise Steam Machine<\/a>, selling it at a loss. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-the-big-tech-questions-answered\">got tech questions about Valve&#8217;s new console, we got answers<\/a>. And if you&#8217;re wondering what we&#8217;ve made of our time with Steam Machine, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-review\">check out Chris&#8217; full Steam Machine review<\/a> too.<\/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>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-frame-summer-2026-verified\">Valve reaffirmed its commitment to shipping the Steam Machine this summer<\/a>. Today, it officially announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-price-how-buy\">pricing<\/a>, initial shipping dates, and many remaining details, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-specs\">specs<\/a>, for the living room PC.<\/p>\n<p>In a wide-ranging blog post, the company confirmed it will be offering the Steam Machine in four different configurations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 512GB:<\/strong> \u00a3879 \/ $1,049 \/ \u20ac1,039 \/ CAD $1,509 \/ AUD $1,609 \/ PLN 4,389.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 512GB + Steam Controller bundle: <\/strong>\u00a3938 \/ $1,128 \/ \u20ac1,108 \/ CAD $1,628 \/ AUD $1,728  \/ PLN 4,698.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 2TB: <\/strong>\u00a31,149 \/ $1,349 \/ \u20ac1,359 \/ CAD $1,919 \/ AUD $2,109 \/ PLN 5,739.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam Machine 2TB + Steam Controller bundle: <\/strong>\u00a31,208 \/ $1,428 \/ \u20ac1,428 \/ CAD $2,038 \/ AUD $2,228 \/ PLN 6,048.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a bonus, the two 2TB options come with two extra faceplates: red fabric and solid walnut.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in making a purchase, a reservation system is being implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-controller-reservation-update-high-demand\">similar to the one currently in use with the Steam Controller<\/a>. We&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-price-how-buy\">put together a pre-order guide to help you wrap your head around it all<\/a>. Customers will receive their Steam Machines some time after 29th June when Valve starts sending out shipping emails, but the company hasn&#8217;t set a specific launch date beyond this.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Steam Hardware Announcement\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OmKrKTwtukE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OmKrKTwtukE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Steam Hardware Announcement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s Valve&#8217;s hardware announcement from last year.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OmKrKTwtukE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anyone wanting to pre-order a Steam Machine can sign up from now until Thursday, 25th June. Sign-ups for the initial batch close at 6pm BST (7pm CET, 10am PT, 1pm ET). Putting your name down requires a Steam account in good standing, and you need to have made a purchase on Steam prior to 27th April 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The reservation order for this first batch will be randomised, meaning it won&#8217;t matter if you sign up immediately or just before it closes, which will help ease the load on the Steam store. Valve is also limiting it to one unit per house: each payment method and shipping address can only place a single order.<\/p>\n<p>On 25th June, you&#8217;ll receive an email confirming your place in the queue, but you may also receive another email telling you you&#8217;ve been added to the waitlist. Any sign-ups made after that date will also join the waitlist.<\/p>\n<p>As Valve told Eurogamer, &#8220;We&#8217;ll start sending order emails to customers at the beginning of the reservation queue on June 29th. As customers complete their orders we will start shipping units.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Machine with a pound sign over top\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Steam-Machine-with-a-pound-sign-over-top.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7781954887218046\" width=\"473\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Steam Machine with a pound sign over top\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Steam-Machine-with-a-pound-sign-over-top.jpg\" height=\"266\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7781954887218046\" width=\"473\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Valve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tech-valve-announces-standalone-steam-frame-vr-headset-plus-steam-machine-and-steam-controller-revival\">initially announced Steam Machine<\/a>, Steam Frame, and the Steam Controller, the plan was to ship everything in the first quarter of 2026. Valve later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-frame-summer-2026-verified\">revised that to the first half of the year<\/a>, after it became clear that significant memory and storage cost increases would force the company to adjust prices.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Eurogamer ahead of today&#8217;s announcement, Valve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-steam-machine-price-availability-reaction\">said the new Steam Machine price is &#8220;significantly more&#8221; than it had initially envisaged<\/a>. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-steam-machine-subsidise-price-console-helix\">revealed why it chose not to take the console approach and subsidise Steam Machine<\/a>, selling it at a loss. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-the-big-tech-questions-answered\">got tech questions about Valve&#8217;s new console, we got answers<\/a>. And if you&#8217;re wondering what we&#8217;ve made of our time with Steam Machine, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machine-review\">check out Chris&#8217; full Steam Machine review<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Valve finally announces the price of Steam Machine and a sort of release date, but the console-like PC might cost more than you&#8217;re expecting Verified. 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