TL;DR: Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, set for release in 2026, aims to combine affordability and ease of use. Recent leaks suggest prices around $950 for a 512GB model and $1,070 for 2TB, comparable to high-end devices, though official pricing remains unconfirmed amid memory supply challenges.
That’s a few hundred dollars more than I hoped, but because of the slop-manufactured memory situation, I’m not surprised.
I’d expect at least the first wave to not be affected by slopocalypse pricing. To target a 1Q26 release date they had to have contracts well in advance.
Micron is altering the contract, pray they don’t alter it any further.