Valve has officially announced the prices, versions and release date of the new Steam Machine, the mini-PC based on SteamOS. Pre-orders are open from today until June 25th, and to prevent any scalping, Valve has introduced a system based on a random draw for interested users. The first shipments of the console will start on June 29th. To be eligible for pre-orders, you must have a valid, penalty-free Steam account that has made at least one purchase on the platform before April 27, 2026.
Valve had presented the Steam Machine as a machine at least stimes more powerful than the current Steam Deck…which is why this isn't cheap hardware. On the one hand, the rising list prices are justified by the demand for certain components (RAM), which have caused a sharp increase in production costs, forcing Valve to revise its list prices. Therefore, in light of this, the prices and models planned for the European market are as follows:
- Steam Machine 512 GB (Without controller): 1.039 €
- Steam Machine 512 GB + Steam Controller: 1.108 €
- Steam Machine 2 TB (Without controller): 1.359 € (This version also includes interchangeable shells in walnut wood and red fabric)
- Steam Machine 2TB + Steam Controller: 1.428 €
This, dare we say, mini PC features a custom configuration with AMD Zen 4 and RDNA 3 architecture, optimized to run Steam games ideally at 4K and 60 FPS using FSR. In this regard, yesterday the arrival of FSR 4.1 on Proton Experimental also leaked, which bodes well for full support for architectures like RDNA 3 and RDNA 3.5 from AMD's latest upscaler, which should come close to NVidia's DLSS in terms of quality, image rendering, and performance.
But in Switzerland?
For Swiss residents, the situation is similar to that of the Steam Deck, namely that Valve did not include Switzerland among the countries eligible for direct pre-orders from day one through the official Steam store. Therefore, to purchase the console, Swiss residents will have to either use other means (import from eligible countries), wait for the intervention of major local retailers (such as Digitec), or wait for official distribution in their country.