Valve says the memory and storage crisis is so bad, it's not just a problem of pricing, they had to 'negotiate really hard' just to secure supply for the Steam Machine
Valve has revealed that securing memory and storage for the Steam Machine was not just a pricing issue, but a significant supply challenge. The company had to negotiate extensively to obtain the necessary components, facing a crisis that has been impacting them for up to a year, ahead of broader retail awareness. This difficulty contributed to the Steam Machine's high launch price of $1,049.
- Entities
- Topic: Component Shortage
- Person: Yazan Aldehayyat
- Company: Valve
- Person: Pierre-Loup Griffais
- Game: Steam Machine
- Topic: Supply Chain
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