"Obviously, we would love to be able to make the Steam Machine more affordable and reach more people," they said about the price.
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Engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said, "Those guys... they give us a price every month," and if Valve says no, it never gets called back.
Hardware leakers like KeplerL2 and Moore's Law is Dead believe that even current RAM shortages don't justify the Steam Machine's price.
Valve doesn't want to stop users from running their software of choice, so it can't guarantee making money back from game sales.
Valve hasn’t been able to sidestep the current hardware pricing crisis either, and the Steam Machine seems like the latest casualty of that.
The 2 TB version costs $1349 without a controller, but purchasing either will require entering a randomized reservation queue.
Analysts believe that the current hikes may only be the beginning, and depending on market conditions, things could get much worse.
The programs for both the living room PC and VR headset will be quite similar to those already available on the Steam Deck.
According to a leaker, fans looking forward to Steam Machine being a cheap Linux-based gaming PC might want to temper their expectations.
Valve hardware engineer Steve Cardinali said that the Steam Controller could be released because "this doesn't have RAM in it."
Looks like the Steam Deck and Steam Machine will have a lot in common with their verification, though Steam Frame requirements vary.
The company blames "challenges with memory and storage shortages" for the lack of a firm release date for its new hardware.
Despite these delays, however, Valve has said it still intends to launch all three of its new products in the first half of the year.
Dr. Lisa Su also spoke about the potential for a double-digit percentage decline in the sales of AMD's semi-custom chips in the coming year.
Valve Designer Lawrence Yang also noted that "if your title is Verified in Steam Deck, it will be Verified on Steam Machine."
Soaring RAM prices reportedly played spoiler, and while there's concern over Steam Machine pricing, the sequel is allegedly "real."
Mike Ybarra also thinks that it would be great for Xbox if it left Windows behind to instead use SteamOS for its future hardware releases.
Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais says the team is looking to be "pretty competitive" and offer a "pretty good deal" with the hardware.
Analysts have also noted that Microsoft has been struggling with Xbox console sales, and that Steam Machines could cause another dent.
