"It's too dangerous for us to speculate": Valve don't know if Steam Machine prices will drop in the future, after admitting that "some people are going to priced out"
Valve has opened reservations for the new Steam Machine, with prices starting at £879 / $1049 / €1039 for the base 512GB model. Valve designers Lawrence Yang and Yazan Aldehayyat attribute the high cost to ongoing component shortages and pricing issues, stating that the current prices reflect manufacturing realities. They acknowledge that some consumers will be priced out but believe it still offers good value compared to other market options, while declining to speculate on future price drops due to market uncertainty.
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- Component Shortage
- Yazan Aldehayyat
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- Hardware Pricing
- Lawrence Yang
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