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After months of waiting, Valve has finally announced that the Steam Machine, its new living room-friendly PC, will start at $1,049 and go on sale beginning June 29th.
You can now register your interest to buy a Steam Machine as part of a reservation system. To offer a fair playing field for people who want to buy one, Valve will randomize everyone in the queue on Thursday at 1PM ET. After that, anyone who registers their interest will be added to the end of the waitlist. The first emails giving people the opportunity to buy will go out on June 29th.
Valve will sell four configurations of the Steam Machine:
A 512GB model for $1,049 / $1,509 CAD / €1,039 / £879 / $1,609 AUD / 4,389 zlotys
A 512GB model with a bundled Steam Controller for $1,128 / $1,628 CAD / €1,108 / £938 / $1,728 AUD / 4,698 zlotys
A 2TB model for $1,349 / $1,919 CAD / €1,359 / £1,149 / $2,109 AUD / 5,739 zlotys
A 2TB model with a bundled Steam Controller for $1,428 / $2,038 CAD / €1,428 / £1,208 / $2,228 AUD / 6,048 zlotys
The 2TB configurations will also come with two swappable faceplates, “red fabric” and “solid walnut,” in addition to the standard black one.
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