Valve officially unveiled the new Steam Machine and immediately sparked a lot of controversy. The cheapest version with 512 GB of storage costs 4389 zł, and the version with a controller is already 4698 zł. The top configuration with 2 TB costs as much as 6048 zł.
That’s a lot of money for a device that many people associated with a cheap, compact PC for gaming on the couch.
What does the new Steam Machine offer?
According to official information, the device has the following specifications:
- Processor: 6-core / 12-thread AMD Zen 4
- Graphics card: AMD RDNA 3 with 28 compute units
- Memory: 16 GB DDR5 + 8 GB GDDR6
- Storage: 512 GB NVMe SSD (expandable)
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, Gigabit Ethernet
- System: SteamOS 3
- Compact case (approx. 16 cm on the side)
- Integrated wireless adapter for the controller included in the box
Valve also offers versions with a 2 TB drive and bundles that include a controller.
Player reactions
Prices quickly became the main topic of discussion. Many players believe that for this money you can build a much more powerful desktop PC. Others point out that the Steam Machine is meant above all to be a convenient, ready-made device running SteamOS, with no need to tinker with Windows and drivers.
For now, it’s unclear how the device will perform in practice.
