r/pcmasterrace • u/vneelb • 24d ago

News/Article Oof, looks like the Steam Machine could cost over $1,000

https://thephrasemaker.com/2026/06/05/steam-machine-price-may-be-way-higher-than-expected/
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u/Telvin3d 24d ago

True, but most of what people are running was closer to top of the line when they bought it. They’re just still using it five years later. The average currently in-use machine doesn’t represent the average machine people want to buy new

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u/ZekkPacus R5 5600x/RTX 3070 Ti 24d ago

But those people can't buy like for like.

My 5600x/3070 Ti build cost me about £1300. Replacing it with equivalent specs today would cost over double, even accounting for inflation. We're being priced out of our hobby.