Valve Steam Machine price hike mirrors Steam Deck's 45% increase

Valve's Steam Machine launched at $1,049, a price hike similar to the Steam Deck's 45% increase, caused by the RAMpocalypse where RAM costs quadrupled. Engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Yazan Aldehayyat confirmed the original target price was around $729.91. The Steam Machine remains more expensive than the PlayStation 5 Pro because Valve does not subsidize hardware with store sales.