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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Valve - The Untold Story

If you thought Valve’s price for the Steam Machine was ludicrous, wait until you see the scalpers

It's scalping time.

Destructoid

As the Steam Machine, Xbox, and PS5 consoles reach eye-watering prices, Lenovo says we're in a new normal for RAM costs

Strap in

GamesRadar

Steam Machine scalping hits $3,000 on eBay as sellers list preorder reservations — scalpers already flipping queues for 2X the MSRP of the 2TB model

Several listings for Steam Machine pre-orders are being sold at markups so high that buyers will have to pay 140% to 167% above Valve's selling price.

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I tested the Steam Machine and I really wanted to love it — but I simply can't for $1,049

The Steam Machine does what I want it to do — a well-designed box that brings together the complexity of PC gaming into a couch console experience that’s really enjoyable when it clicks. But at $1,049, the underpowered parts are exposed and it’s left feeling lost in the sea of…

Tom’s Guide

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

Steam Machine preorder emails are in the wild, and it finally feels real: Valve is actually gonna release this thing in 2026

Did you get one?

PC Gamer

I've spent 5 hours diving into the Steam Summer Sale with our features editor, and these are the 11 best games on discount I'd recommend

From the Witcher 3 to Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, here are best Steam Summer sale games for 2026 right now

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'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

Backrooms director Kane Parsons has visited Valve, and the chances of a Portal movie happening just shot up

The director is a huge fan of the games

Total Film

Valve Clarifies Steam Machine's 4K Capabilities, Changes Wording on Its Listing

Valve has made revisions on its website which clarifies the 4K capabilities of the Steam Machine. Here's what has been changed.

Player One

"A hater community trying to kill the game": Epic Games CEO speaks out against Steam's forced AI disclosure policy and how it's harming developers

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is not shy about taking shots at Steam, and in a recent interview, he talks about how forced AI disclosures on Valve's mega storefront are harming developers. He makes some good points, but keep in mind this is the same guy spearheading the AI-infused Unreal…

Windows Central

Valve has "a nice thing going on on PC," Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney says, but "they're missing out on a lot of opportunity" without the likes of Fortnite and Genshin Impact

Steam could be a pillar of "Team Open"

GamesRadar

Valve clarifies that all Steam Machines have a single 16GB RAM stick — here's what this means, and why I think it's another reason gamers may hold off buying the PC

A previous statement from Valve indicating that the Steam Machine was a 'RAM lottery' in terms of memory configuration was, in fact, mistaken.

TechRadar

Epic boss Tim Sweeney blasts Steam for putting AI tags on games — says move is ‘irresponsible of Valve’

The Epic executive said in an interview after unveiling Unreal Engine 6 that AI tools help make developers far more productive. Putting the AI tag on games discourage their use, especially as titles with this label gets fewer reviews and tend to have more negative reviews, as well.

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Destructoid

Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney is at it again, says Steam’s AI disclosure requirement is ‘irresponsible’

Your game doesn't have to succeed, and it's not Valve's job to make sure it does.

PC Gamer

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.

GamesRadar

Epic Games boss calls Steam AI disclosures "really irresponsible of Valve" as they make it "much, much, much harder for a game developer to have a chance of success"

"You have to get this Scarlet Letter of AI attached to your product"

PC Gamer

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.

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Tom’s Hardware

Steam Machines will only come with one 16GB stick of RAM — company may change this to two 8GB sticks in the future, but the first batch of consoles is limited to single-channel memory

Valve confirmed to Gamers Nexus that the first batch of Steam Machines will only have one 16GB RAM stick. This would have a negative effect on the console's performance, but the company likely did this to keep its price as low as possible, or because it's the only available option…

Dot Esports

Forget the waitlist: Build your own Steam Machine and come out ahead

A DIY Steam Machine may offer better bang for your buck.

PC Gamer

Tim Sweeney on the future of games, AI, and whether Valve will ever join forces with Epic: 'It's now clear that nobody's going to end up with an absolute monopoly'

The Epic Games CEO discusses his vision for "Team Open," his objections to Steam's AI disclosure requirement, and the huge problems facing AAA game development.

PC Gamer

The one thing Valve would change about the Steam Machine? 'Make it cheaper'

Tom’s Hardware

Valve Steam Machine price hike similar to Steam Deck's 45% increase, company confirms — was probably priced competitively against the PS5 Pro before the RAMpocalypse

Valve engineers hinted that the nearly 45% price increase on the Steam Deck applied to the Steam Machine as well. This brings the estimated original price to under $750 for the base console.

GamesRadar

Well, that explains the expensive Steam Machine: Valve can't negotiate with RAM companies for better prices because "if we say no, then they never talk to us again"

And thank the RAMpocalypse

GamesRadar

$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

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