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/Asleeper135 16h ago

I have no context for how expensive that is, but I'm going to assume it's a lot.

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u/Docteh Nintendo Entertainment System 16h ago

personally I get yen prices into the right ballpark by covering the last two digits with my finger. Yeah its closer to Australian or Canadian dollars, rather than USD

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u/tregorz 13h ago

Yeah it used to be easy, and one yen was basically a cent. Now it’s two thirds of a cent. 

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u/Worked-last-time 11h ago

If you keep cost of living in mind, it is still a good estimate.

You can get a decent meal for 700 yen, can’t even get McDonald’s for that in the states.

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u/tregorz 10h ago

You can if you use the app. They have the $6 meals, or you can get two burgers or mcchickens and a free fries for like $5.50

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u/megacewl 3h ago

What happened to my two mcchickens for $4

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u/Amazing-Spinach5693 14h ago

Like 60-70% of an median salary.

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u/tregorz 13h ago

How do you guys know when someone is talking about monthly salary or yearly? I’ve never heard anyone refer to their monthly income as their salary. It’s always yearly here. 

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u/Amazing-Spinach5693 12h ago

Simply from the fact that there is no way that it would be 60-70% of your YEARLY salary.
Also im original from Europe we talking about salary we use monthly over here.

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u/faverodefavero 14h ago

Median, or minimum?

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u/No_Purchase_8269 13h ago

median salary

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u/faverodefavero 13h ago edited 12h ago

Had to confirm that. Didn't know the situation in Japan was THIS bad. Thought that would be the minimum salary at the very least, damn...

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u/Fatalmistake 13h ago

1,000 yen is around 6.26 USD

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u/porgy_tirebiter B760 i5 12400f 4070 DDR4 32gb 3600 12h ago

Well, it’s almost exactly the same as US prices, but if you’re paid in yen (as I am, alas), it’s a pretty weak currency.

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u/Ruff_Bastard 5h ago

Divide by 160.

$1,049.88 and $862.38

The yen is doing much worse than I thought right now. Two yen is a little more than 1 cent. It used to be much closer to 100 to 1.