Valve has confirmed the quickly rising worth of PC elements has delayed its announcement of Steam Machine and Steam Body pricing and launch dates.
In a weblog publish printed on Wednesday, Valve stated it nonetheless deliberate to launch its console-like PC and VR headset within the first half of this yr, however that it will want extra time “to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we are able to confidently announce”.
“Once we introduced these merchandise in November, we deliberate on having the ability to share particular pricing and launch dates by now,” the publish reads. “However the reminiscence and storage shortages you’ve probably heard about throughout the business have quickly elevated since then.
“The restricted availability and rising costs of those important elements imply we should revisit our precise delivery schedule and pricing (particularly round Steam Machine and Steam Body).
“Our purpose of delivery all three merchandise within the first half of the yr has not modified. However we have now work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we are able to confidently announce, being conscious of how shortly the circumstances round each of these issues can change. We are going to hold you up to date as a lot as we are able to as we finalize these plans as quickly as attainable.”
Steam Machine was introduced in November with a 2026 launch window and no official pricing particulars. Nonetheless, Valve has stated that, “if you happen to construct a PC from components and get to principally the identical degree of efficiency, that’s the overall worth window that we purpose to be at.”
It was estimated that, based mostly on the elements inside Steam Machine, it may retail for round $700.
Nonetheless, since its announcement, reminiscence costs have elevated considerably worldwide, with DRAM contract costs reportedly rising by over 170% year-over-year.
This enhance in prices has been pushed by an enormous settlement signed by Samsung and SK in October, which is able to provide OpenAI with almost half of the world’s DRAM output for its Stargate knowledge facilities.
In keeping with studies, the ensuing worth hikes and shortages have left firms with out a big inventory of elements, reportedly together with Microsoft, uncovered.
