Valve on the Steam Machine's Price, Performance and Whether or Not You'll Actually Be Able to Buy it

Ever since the Steam Machine was revealed in November 2025, Valve was telling us that it was just another option for folks hoping to get into PC gaming. Recently, we got a chance to sit down with Valve Engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Yazan Aldehayyat to discuss the Steam Machine, and how it was made. And, well, it sounds like Valve was able to achieve everything it wanted to with the Machine, except for the price. Even there, though, it sounds like Valve was able to at least mitigate the impact the RAM crisis had on the Steam Machine.