"It didn't look like things were going to change anytime soon": Valve insist price worries were never behind Steam Machine delays (opens in new tab)

The new is , but it’s walked a long and painful road to reach yesterday’s launch. A secret work-in-progress at Valve since at least 2023, it would be late 2025 before an initial , and subsequent and the resultant price gouging – meant it that it when it did open for orders, it would be months later and at than planned. The volatility and unpredictability of the pricing situation may have conjured up images of a hopeful Valve crew, sat with crossed fingers atop a hoard of finished Steam Machin...