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Valve opens Steam Machine pre-orders with lottery queue and high prices
Valve has begun taking pre-orders for its new Steam Machines, using a queue lottery system to manage demand. Prices start at $499 for the base model and go up to $1,499 for the high-end configuration. The launch comes amid a GPU shortage driven by AI demand, which has inflated component costs.
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The lottery system and high prices suggest Valve is cautious about supply constraints, but the real test will be whether SteamOS can finally gain traction against Windows in the living room.
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