The steamer will start at £879, citing valve spare parts costs

Valve has released the Steam Machine gaming PC at a higher price than previously expected due to rising component costs.

The gaming giant has spoken. In a blog post, External On Monday, the new gaming PC, which also doubles as a console, went on sale for £879 in the UK and $1,049 in the US – a price tag that reflects rising hardware costs in recent years.

“The overall result is that our original goal for steam engine pricing is no longer feasible,” Valve added.

The price hikes come in a wide variety of ways, with device manufacturers cutting back on costs to absorb rising memory and storage costs.

Valve announced earlier in 2026 Increase the prices of the handheld device Steam Deck 40% due to the same costs.

He previously said his new steam controller would cost £85 – raising eyebrows among some players.

The developer said on Monday that the controller will be available bundled with a 512GB Steam Machine edition for £938.

Meanwhile, a 2TB Steamer costs £1,149, and £1,208 with a controller.

It was the tool. It was revealed in November It can be used as a PC “optimized for gaming” as well as a console.

It’s a spiritual sequel to the 2014 device of the same name, dominated by the big three gaming giants Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.

Valve in 2010 “We felt like we had a pretty good idea of ​​how these costs would change over time,” he told Gamers when he first began sourcing components for the Steam Machine in 2023.

“That understanding is born out of years of information we all have about the evolution of PC hardware prices — essentially, they tend to go down over time as new technology comes along,” he said.

“In the last year or so, that has changed rapidly and dramatically, most visibly for RAM (random access memory) and storage units.”

According to Piers Harding-Rolls of Ampere Analysis, the market research firm estimated the starting price per steamer at between $700-800.

But he said increased costs meant “Valve was unable to offer consumers a more accessible price point.”

It’s 75% more expensive than the PS5 console, making it a “gift offer,” Harding-Rolls added.

High-end gaming PCs are generally more expensive than consoles, although the games themselves can often be cheaper than those on Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo machines.