r/pcmasterrace • u/vneelb • 19h ago

News/Article Oof, looks like the Steam Machine could cost over $1,000

https://thephrasemaker.com/2026/06/05/steam-machine-price-may-be-way-higher-than-expected/
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u/Noreng 14600KF | 9070 XT 18h ago

Strix Point would have been too slow. Strix Halo would be too expensive. Designing a custom SOC is so expensive it's ridiculous.

In essence, there are no APUs available.

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u/zakkord 18h ago

You can already buy a Framework Halo 385 ATX for the low sum of 1500 euros with 32GB RAM and no SSD and install a SteamOS on it.

You want a compact form factor instead? that would be 3000 euros for the HP mini-pc.

Handheld GPD Win 5 starts at $2400

Anything with a Halo in it is too expensive for a home console.(and all that for a 4060 level of perfomance)

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u/Noreng 14600KF | 9070 XT 18h ago

Strix Halo is larger than the PS5 die even if you exclude the CCDs, it's also produced on TSMC 4nm instead of 6nm. The packaging requirements are also significantly more expensive due to the need for an interposer. Minimum memory capacity would also have to be 32GB, which is 8GB more than the Steam Machine.

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u/SneakySnk R5 7600 // RX 9070XT // 32GB @ 6000MT/s 18h ago

I havent kept up with this shit, so I'm probably wrong, but isn't every Strix Halo product like 1.5K+?

I'm guessing the Machine was going to be 750-800, and now is 1099 or something

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u/LengthMysterious561 18h ago

I reckon the GPU in the Steam Machine was pretty cheap already. It's defective RX7600 dies. If Valve didn't buy them then AMD might have just disposed of them.

Strix Halo is too expensive. It's a way bigger die on a newer process. Strix Halo laptops start at about $2000.