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UPDATE: Valve has now sent out emails to anyone who registered for a Steam Machine. The email either was one that said you were on the reservation list and that an email would be sent in the coming weeks with a link to purchase, or it was an email that said that you were chosen what is currently beyond the current production run.
Interestingly enough, people that selected multiple options were picked for the highest tier if they were drawn as a lucky winner in multiple different forms.
“When your Steam Machine becomes available, we will send you a separate email with the option to purchase. You’ll then have 3 days to complete the purchase before we cancel your reservation and move on to the next person in the queue. This is the only email you will receive about the results of the randomization. If you ended up with a reservation queue spot for more than one model, you were allocated a reservation for the highest end model, and were removed from all the others.”
ORIGINAL STORY: Valve has revealed the Steam Machine price and release date, and whilst it’s not hugely unexpected at this point, the price is definitely beyond what we were hoping for.
The Steam Machine will be sold in four configurations starting at $1,609 for the 512GB version without a controller all the way up to $2,228 for the 2TB version with a controller.
STEAM MACHINE AUSTRALIAN PRICES
- 512gb – $1,609 AUD
- 512gb with controller – $1,728 AUD
- 2TB – $2,109 AUD
- 2TB with controller – $2,228 AUD
- Steam Machine Portal Case – $220 AUD
HOW TO PRE-ORDER THE STEAM MACHINE IN AUSTRALIA
For this launch, Valve are selling the console with a lottery system. You can register your interest HERE until June 25th, and at this point there will be a random draw to determine who goes into a reservation queue and who goes into a waitlist with the first shipment happening on June 29th with more people being pulled out of the waitlist as units become available.
WHAT IS THE STEAM MACHINE?
The Steam Machine is a mini PC that is shaped as a 6-inch cube and runs SteamOS. It has 6x the power of the Steam Deck and targets 4K gaming at 60FPS with FSR. It’ll be available in 512GB and 2TB options both which can be expanded via MicroSD and it has 1 Gigabit Ethernet. DisplayPort 1.4. HDMI 2.0. One USB-C and four USB-A ports.
GRAB THE STEAM MACHINE COMPANION CUBE
The Companion Cube is super well detailed and provides uninhibited airflow, two height profiles, a removable front panel, a gap for the LED to pass through, IO ports accessible with magnetic holders, unobstructed ports at the back and an allen key that sits in the actual Companion Cube as well.
You can pre-order the Companion Cube right HERE and we’ll let you know as soon as the Steam Machine is up for pre-order too.
