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Valve Steam Machine

Valve · 2026 · Living Room Gaming PC (SteamOS)
Valve's living-room SteamOS box, about six times a Steam Deck and priced like it means it.
SteamOS 3AMD Zen 4RDNA 316GB DDR5microSDLiving Room PC
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Not yet reviewed
Specifications
CPUSemi-custom AMD Zen 4, 6 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.86 GHz
GPUAMD RDNA 3, 28 compute units, up to 2.45 GHz, 110W
VRAM8 GB GDDR6
RAM16 GB DDR5
Storage512 GB or 2 TB NVMe SSD
ExpansionmicroSD slot; user-upgradeable SSD
OSSteamOS 3
PerformanceRoughly 6x the Steam Deck
Hardware Info
ManufacturerValve
CategoryLiving Room Gaming PC (SteamOS)
Released2026
MSRP1,049 US dollars (512GB) / 1,349 US dollars (2TB) / 1,428 US dollars (2TB with Steam Controller)
Street PricePreorders open June 25, 2026; launch June 30, 2026
How to Get One Today
Price
Street price: Preorders open June 25, 2026; launch June 30, 2026 · MSRP: 1,049 US dollars (512GB) / 1,349 US dollars (2TB) / 1,428 US dollars (2TB with Steam Controller)
Buy New
Preorders open June 25, 2026, with a launch on June 30. Sold by Valve at 1,049 dollars for the 512GB model and 1,349 dollars for the 2TB, both without a controller; the 2TB with a Steam Controller is 1,428 dollars. Preorder access is being granted by a lottery to people who registered interest and made a Steam purchase before April 27, limited to one per household.
Notes & Warnings
This is a current product, not retro hardware, logged here because it is a notable preservation-adjacent platform: an open SteamOS PC built for the TV. The price is the sticking point. At 1,049 dollars before a controller it is a hard sell against a self-built mini PC or a Steam Deck, and the launch supply is gated behind a preorder lottery. Announced in November 2025 alongside the new Steam Controller and the Steam Frame VR headset.
In the News1 mention
Jun 222026
The Steam Machine Has a Price, and It’s a Lot: $1,049 to Start
Valve has priced the Steam Machine: 1,049 dollars for 512GB, 1,349 for 2TB, with preorders June 25 and a June 30 launch. It is powerful, open, and pricey.
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