Valve says the Steam Machine, its living room Linux PC, costs $1,049 for 512GB without a controller to $1,428 for 2TB with a controller, available from June 29

You can register your interest starting today, and the first emails letting people buy one will go out on June 29th.

The Verge 2026-06-23 Jay Peters

Context & Ripple Effects

Valve is returning to the living-room PC category after its earlier Steam Machine effort, but this time alongside the much more established Steam ecosystem and the company’s Steam Deck hardware line. The launch also follows Valve’s recent Steam Deck OLED price increases, which it attributed to higher memory and storage costs.

Related reviews describe the new device as compact and capable on a TV, while flagging its high price and need for manual configuration. That makes the June 29 buying rollout a test of whether a console-shaped Linux PC can attract users despite the remaining PC-like setup burden.

First-order effects

Valve will begin allocating purchase access to registered buyers from June 29, with the Steam Machine positioned at $1,049 for 512GB without a controller and up to $1,428 for 2TB with one.
Prospective buyers must weigh a higher entry price and separately priced controller against a small, TV-oriented PC that runs their Steam games.

Second-order effects

The price and configuration requirements sharpen the product’s comparison with both conventional consoles and self-built or prebuilt gaming PCs, rather than making it a straightforward mass-market console substitute.
Storage becomes a more visible purchasing variable: the substantial gap between the base and 2TB configurations reinforces the pressure that higher memory and storage costs are already placing on Valve’s hardware pricing.

Third-order effects

If Valve can reduce the setup friction over time, the Steam Machine could extend SteamOS from handhelds into a broader hardware layer for living-room PCs; if not, the category is likely to remain oriented toward enthusiasts willing to configure a PC.
The launch is another test of whether Valve can use its Steam user base to sustain hardware that is differentiated by software integration rather than by console-style price simplicity.

The trend: Valve is broadening SteamOS-based hardware beyond the Steam Deck, testing whether its PC distribution platform can support more purpose-built consumer devices despite component-cost and usability constraints.

Discussion

@shinobi602 @shinobi602 on x
Steam Machine | Official Pricing ▪️512GB without Controller: $1049 ▪️512GB + Controller Bundle: $1128 ▪️2TB without Controller: $1349 ▪️2TB + Controller Bundle: $1428 ➡️ https://www.ign.com/... [image]
@wario64 @wario64 on x
Valve - “starting with the SteamOS 3.8 release, you can put together your own Steam Machine using whatever PC parts you want.” https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
@valvesoftware @valvesoftware on x
Steam Machine is here, and you can sign up now: Steam Machine 512GB Steam Machine 2TB Plus bundled versions with Steam Controller Learn more and sign up here: https://store.steampowered.com/ ... [video]
@yosp Shuhei Yoshida on x
（'-'）.｡oO (I still want a Steam Machine...)
@kalaelizabeth Kala Elizabeth on x
Remember to thank generative AI for these console prices btw. The next gen of Xbox and PS will probably be even worse. It's bleak, all because of some predatory unethical tech that is destroying the planet
@firstadopter Tae Kim on x
$1,128 for a gaming PC with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of flash storage, along with puny 8GB VRAM GPU is CRAZY. Do not buy. [image]
@joncomms Jon Cartwright on x
All future consoles may cost a minimum of $1000 but at least you can ask chatgpt if it's raining outside
@zhugeex Daniel Ahmad on x
One issue with the going back to the console strategy that both Xbox (exclusives) and Sony (No PC) are exploring is that next generation consoles are going to be priced similarly to this. Last gen (PS4/XB1) consoles already had an extended life, and PS5/XBS will too.
@samhulick Sam Hulick on x
It's wild to me that people don't understand why someone would want the Steam Machine. IMO: - No Windows driver BS - Couch gaming FTW - Steam games get steeply discounted & more frequently than console games - Future integrations with Deck & Frame
@pirat_nation @pirat_nation on x
Valve has announced the pricing for the new Steam Machine. >512GB model: $1,049 >2TB model: $1,349 Valve says the hardware is being sold close to cost rather than at a loss like traditional consoles. Reservations are now open, with the Steam Machine set to launch on June 29. [ima…
@ferriswheelpro Joey Ferris on x
If you like to use genAI, you have no right to complain about these prices. They are your fault.
@firstadopter Tae Kim on x
OMG. Steam Machine has worse performance versus PS5 for almost double the price. No exclusives like Nintendo either. This is DOA. Digital Foundry: “Tests at matched settings between Steam Machine and PS5 show that the Valve hardware can fall a little short - which is not
@beyond_fps @beyond_fps on x
Weaker than a PS5, more expensive than a PS5 Pro, amazing product.
@wario64 @wario64 on x
Steam Machine 512GB is $1,049.00 https://store.steampowered.com/ ... 2TB with Controller $1,428 https://store.steampowered.com/ ... [image]
@ordinaryinds Jack Fields on x
Steam announced randomized reservations for the Steam Machine. This should hopefully make pre-orders a bit easier against botters. [image]
@banteg @banteg on x
wow, cheap predictors in shambles. you can buy both a ps5 and a switch 2 for the price of a base steam machine. and unlike gabecube, both of those come with controllers. [image]
@7spideycomics @7spideycomics on x
This would've been like 400 bucks if yall werent using AI for stupid shit
@qwik Mike Ybarra on x
@valvesoftware No one should be able to offer 512GB these days given game sizes. Come on, very non Valve.
@gnukeith Keith on x
>It's too expensive I could build a better computer for the same price. Do it, no one cares. This is going to be an awesome machine for people who play in their living rooms / use it to legally obtain media and watch shows on the desktop mode. We are too busy hyper
@jozujoestarr @jozujoestarr on x
1000 american dollars for a console with no controller #CastrateSamAltman [image]
@superblowfly @superblowfly on x
i was gonna say ‘at this point get a pc’ but i just went to check some prices and these are literally cheaper lmao
@_tom_henderson_ Tom Henderson on x
I think we all expected the Steam Machine to be over $1K, but now seeing it, it sets a new hard truth of how much the next gen consoles are going to cost. I would shocked if Xbox's Helix and the PS6 were under $1000.
@wario64 @wario64 on bluesky
IGN - ‘The Steam Machine Was Originally Meant to Cost About $750’ based on Valve saying the increase was “probably similar” to price increase that the Steam Deck experienced last month (article incorrectly says Steam Machine increase last month, I assume they mean Deck) www.ign.c…
@seldo.com Laurie Voss on bluesky
People complaining that the Steam Machine is priced too high have a rude awakening coming about how much computers are about to cost now. https://www.theverge.com/news/837022/ valve-steam-machine-price-release- date
@mathewolson.com Mathew Olson on bluesky
these prices tell me the steam machine absolutely would have been set at something at least semi-affordable if AI wasn't fucking up absolutely everything. cool cool cool
@jaypeters.net Jay Peters on bluesky
Valve has finally priced the Steam Machine: It starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model, and a 2TB model costs $300 more. Configurations with a bundled Steam Controller cost an extra $79 each. You can get on a waitlist today. Shipments begin next week. — Details here: www.theverge…
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The Steam Machine Was Originally Meant to Cost About $750
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[IGN] Steam Machine Price Was Originally Meant to Be About $750
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@davidpierce.xyz David Pierce on bluesky
Today's Vergecast: Is the Steam Machine worth the wait? — Valve has been trying to crack the living room for more than a decade, and the new Steam Machine is its best attempt yet. It's a little bit PC, a little bit console,... https://www.theverge.com/podcast/ 953895/steam-ma…
@aftermath.site @aftermath.site on bluesky
The Steam Machine costs $1049 for the base model. It is beautifully designed. It might be one of the most important computers ever made, launched at the worst time imaginable. aftermath.site/steam-machine- ... [image]
@lars @lars on bluesky
Call it like it is: “But it is also a computer released in 2026, when a bunch of useless jackasses have made the computer expensive.” — aftermath.site/steam-machin...
@nickstatt Nick Statt on bluesky
I actually have no idea who this is for and the more I think about it the more my brain hurts www.theverge.com/games/952765...
@atherton Kelsey Atherton on bluesky
“The sticker shock will be met with a chorus of “oof"s and “yeahhhh"s, but as someone who has doggedly watched PC component prices creep up every single day, I'm not remotely surprised. This is straight up what computers cost now." — aftermath.site/steam-machin...
@antlervel.vet Stella Sacco on bluesky
This is correct. The price isn't about Valve. It is a wonderful little machine that Just Works, and its part logistics have been fucked beyond all recognition by our AI dipshit overlords. If you were Valve would you want this shit to be a thousand dollars [embedded post]
@seanhollister Sean Hollister on bluesky
Our Steam Machine review. — It won't be winning any console wars. But what a cube. www.theverge.com/games/952765...
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Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais says his team is “collaborating with Nvidia very closely” on SteamOS support for Nvidia hardware
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The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I've ever played
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SteamOS on macs in the future?
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Verge: “The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I've ever played” 6/10
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[The Verge] Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais says his team is “collaborating with Nvidia very closely” on SteamOS support for Nvidia hardware.
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Gameranx Ryan Parreno on x
Steam Machine Launches Above $ 1000 - And In Limited Supply
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