Could Steam Machine prices rise even higher? Valve responds to growing concerns Sales of the Steam Machine have been strong so far, but there might be a sting somewhere down the line T3 · Jul 20
‘Still getting worse’: Valve engineer reckons RAM supplies are ‘at least three to six months’ behind Here's one thing I hope ends before we get Half-Life 3 Destructoid · Jul 19
The Steam Machine's $1,000+ price tag is unlikely to come down anytime soon as Valve says the memory crisis is "still getting worse" A grim outlook GamesRadar · Jul 18
Valve says there's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase: 'Honestly, it's still getting worse' Retail availability is lagging bulk supply by "at least three to six months" according to a Valve engineer. PC Gamer · Jul 18
'99% of the work was already done in a sense': Valve says it has less to fix with the Steam Machine because they already fixed it on the Steam Deck Dust yourself off and try again. PC Gamer · Jun 30
On Steam Machine, Valve engineers say "the cheaper the better," but a price drop is unlikely "any time soon" "We would love to be able to make the Steam Machine more affordable and reach more people" GamesRadar · Jun 26
'Stim Machine' is an alternative build outgunning the Steam Machine with a more powerful GPU, all at the same price — but there are notable compromises An AMD 9060 XT graphics card makes this alternative to the Steam Machine much more powerful, but that's not quite the full story. TechRadar · Jun 26
Valve says Steam Machine won't have 'as long of a timeframe' as Steam Deck, and new models are 'just a matter of when it makes sense' The Steam Machine is passé. I'm all about the Steam Machine 2. PC Gamer · Jun 25
Valve wasn't sure it was gonna have any Steam Machines to sell at the start of 2026: 'Things looked really dire' Another thing to thank the RAM crisis for. PC Gamer · Jun 25
The one thing Valve would change about the Steam Machine? 'Make it cheaper' The one thing Valve would change about the Steam Machine? 'Make it cheaper' PC Gamer · Jun 24
$1,049 Steam Machine is still a "good value," Valve engineer says, even though it was supposed to be $789 like the Steam Deck This is an expensive time to be alive GamesRadar · Jun 23
If you were on the fence about the Steam Machine, this RAM configuration twist might push you off it — straight into the build-your-own camp 'This whole Steam Machine is the most depressing thing for me in the last 7 months. It's officially DOA': gamers hate the RAM configuration lottery with Valve's new PC. TechRadar · Jun 23
Valve's Steam Machine could be more powerful than we think – it'll outgun 70% of gaming PCs on Steam anyway From the way Valve is spinning the discussion around the specs, I'm inclined to believe this mini PC will be good enough. TechRadar · Nov 18, 2025
Valve believes its new Steam Machine could open up a whole new world of SteamOS desktops: 'Put it on, say, something that's running an RX 9070 XT, you would be good to go' "We're really interested to see what other companies do with the form factor." PC Gamer · Nov 12, 2025
PC Gamer · Nov 12, 2025 Valve's new Steam Machine is a SteamOS-powered mini PC over six times faster than a Steam Deck "We finally have all the software and the hardware bits to make the original vision a reality."
Tom’s Guide · Oct 21, 2024 Valve discusses plans for new Steam Deck models and it's good news for consumers In an interview, Valve employees reiterated that there won't be yearly Steam Decks.
PC Gamer · Oct 21, 2024 Valve says its 'not really fair to your customers' to create yearly iterations of something like the Steam Deck, instead it's waiting 'for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life' Valve may not be creating yearly iterations of the Steam Deck, but it's having to give the same answer every year.
T3 · Nov 15, 2023 Steam Deck 2 confirmed, but it's not all good news Steam Deck 2 is on its way, but it might take a few years to bring new hardware to market
PC Gamer · Nov 10, 2023 'The next thing we're working on moving forward is Steam Deck 2,' but Valve has yet to see silicon offering the leap it's looking for "That's not going to happen next year or the year after that. It's probably going to be more than that."
PC Gamer · Nov 9, 2023 Valve just unveiled 'the definitive first generation Steam Deck' with an OLED screen and new Sephiroth APU The more efficient HDR panel, bigger battery, and 6nm APU all add up to between 30 - 50% longer game time.