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Valve explains why it isn’t subsidizing the Steam Machine

Newseze Wire·Mon, Jun 22, 5:02 PMWire: The Verge
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Valve explains why it isn’t subsidizing the Steam Machine

Valve finally announced the price of the Steam Machine, and like a lot of new gadgets these days, it's not cheap: It starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model, and a 2TB model costs $300 more. Configurations with a bundled Steam Controller cost…

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