Valve says it isn't subsidizing the Steam Machine's $1050 price because of its 'religious' refusal to 'build a more closed system'

PC Gamer | June 22, 2026, 4:13 p.m. | Original
The company says subsidizing hardware costs is ultimately worse for the consumer.
After a delay in 2025 and two delays this year (plus two more short delays this morning) mech fortress-builder Sand has finally launched Steam finally found a way to recommend new games that doesn't feel like I'm getting KO'd by a fire hose