Ramageddon changed the launch greatly
Updated 13.23 | Published 13.14
Delayed and stupid.
And queuing – maybe to buy.
Now Valve presents its upcoming console Steam machine more closely.
The performance is in comparison with consoles that cost around half.
The price is like for a gaming PC.
When Valves Steam machine is now presented with a price, it makes it clear that ramageddon, the lack of memory in the wake of the AI boom, set the hook for the launch of what is precisely a hybrid between gaming computer and game console.
Queuing – maybe to buy
512 GB for 1039 euros, corresponding to around SEK 11,500 and 2TB for around SEK 15,000.
Both options are sent with a Steam controller for around SEK 760 extra.
steam machine, which was to be released at the beginning of the yeargoes on sale at the end of June but is reserved via a queue where you can stand up until June 25 and where the buyers are drawn.
Steam Machine
Source: Valve
Childhood diseases – but quietly
Valve explains the price with greatly increased costs for components, especially RAM and SSD storage, which have thus become more expensive due to high demand from the AI industry. The company also says that some components have been difficult to obtain regardless of price.
Valve also doesn’t want to subsidize the hardware in the same way that console manufacturers often do, as they say it goes against their open ecosystem philosophy.
The Verge writes that it is expensive and still with teething problems for Valve to fix, but praise the small design and how quiet it is. The site Digital Foundries judgment is similar. Among gamers in the sites’ comment fields, there is also a clear disappointment at the price.
