Steam Machine price leaked by Czech brand and it's promising
Valve's highly anticipated Steam Machine is less than we thought
Valve's highly anticipated new Steam Machine, which was revealed to the world back in November 2025, has now seemingly had its price revealed by Czech retailer, Smarty.
The gaming and tech world has been ablaze with speculation and rumours surrounding the new shiny Steam Machine. What will it cost? How will it compare to the current console generation? And will it come with a GameCube-like handle? (I can dream).
The internet sleuths over at Clawsome Gamer discovered these listings and have reported that the 512GB model will be around £708 and the 2TB model will be around £796.
Valve's other piece of hardware, the Steam Deck (512GB), is priced at £479 - that's quite the jump in price. Though, Valve states that the Steam Machine will have "6 times the horsepower" of the Steam Deck, so perhaps the price increase doesn't seem so bad.
Valve has yet to comment on these leaked prices and has not released the official price. So take it with a grain of salt - they may end up being slightly lower or higher than what's being reported. Nevertheless, it's a good starting point for what we can expect when the Steam Machine releases sometime later this year.
While priced higher than the Xbox Series X (£499), the PlayStation 5 (£479), the PlayStation 5 Pro (£689) and the Nintendo Switch 2 (£395), it's worth noting that the Steam Machine is much more than your standard gaming console.
The Steam Machine is also a fully working PC. So all your programs and software will still work. It's essentially a gaming PC that Valve has packed into a small game console-shaped box. The reality is that if we look at other gaming PCs, you'd be digging far deeper into your wallet.
If the rumoured pricing is true, I'll be honest, I'm not mad at it. My gaming laptop is now 6 years old and doesn't work without a charger plugged in, so I'm in the market for an upgrade, and the Steam Machine is looking like a viable option.
PC gamers are all too familiar with the rising cost of parts and hardware, so if Valve can stick to around £700-£800, I think it's more than a fair price.
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