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Valve Confirms Steam Machine Price Hike Similar to Steam Deck's 45% Increase
Valve engineers revealed that the Steam Machine's price increase mirrors the Steam Deck's 45% rise, suggesting the base console was originally priced under $750. The hike likely aimed to keep it competitive against the PS5 Pro before component costs surged. This confirms ongoing hardware pricing challenges in the gaming PC market.
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The price hike underscores how component shortages continue to impact consumer electronics, making Valve's competitive positioning against consoles like the PS5 Pro increasingly difficult.
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Valve Steam Machine price hike similar to Steam Deck's 45% increase, company confirms — was probably priced competitively against the PS5 Pro before the RAMpocalypse →
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