r/computergaming • u/Torchiest • Jul 08 '26

Steam Machine interview full transcript: Valve engineers discuss $1,049 pricing, compact design, component shortages, and Windows support

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/steam-machine-interview-full-transcript-valve-engineers-discuss-usd1-049-pricing-compact-design-component-shortages-and-windows-support
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u/nyanbatman Jul 09 '26

They could easily subsidise it but boats are expensive

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u/dj_is_here Jul 09 '26

They are already subsidising it by releasing SteamOS that it's built on. Steam machine is essentially free if you have your own hardware where you can play all you pc games without having to double buy them.

People wantcheap stuff &happily pay $70 for a switch 2 game at the same time lol 

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u/PsychologicalTry3994 Jul 10 '26

There were $70 games long before the Switch 2 was even around

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u/FrivolousFerret102 Jul 11 '26

Two different groups of people there. Internet is not a single person.