{"id":522047,"date":"2026-03-08T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T07:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/522047\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T07:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T07:19:16","slug":"valve-changes-steam-machine-release-date-to-this-year-second-change-as-ai-fueled-memory-and-shortage-crisis-deepens-official-announcements-went-from-early-2026-to-first-half-of-2026-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/522047\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve changes Steam Machine release date to this ‘year,’ second change as AI-fueled memory and shortage crisis deepens \u2014 official announcements went from “early 2026” to “first half of 2026” to “this year”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valve<\/a> announced its second-generation Steam Machine<\/a> in late 2025, with gamers and enthusiasts looking forward to the console PC\u2019s arrival. Unfortunately, the entire world is also gripped by a memory and storage chip shortage driven by the AI infrastructure build-up, with prices spiraling out of control<\/a>. Because of this, the company has been delaying the release of the Steam Machine, with the Steam Year In Review 2025<\/a> noting that it will ship the device this year.<\/p>\n

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The company initially said that it would deliver the consoles in the first quarter of 2026, with AMD CEO Lisa Su saying during its Q4 2025 earnings call<\/a> that \u201cValve is on track to begin shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year.\u201d However, Valve announced a day later<\/a> that it\u2019s delaying the device\u2019s release to the first half of the year and is also reconsidering its pricing.<\/p>\n

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According to the company\u2019s latest post, it has overcome some of the challenges that were brought about by using SteamOS with the Proton compatibility layer, and that the Steam Machine will help it realize its dream of a \u201cgaming-first living room experience\u201d and \u201can open platform for customers.\u201d However, it also said that \u201cthere have been challenges with memory and storage shortages,\u201d but it said that it \u201cwill be shipping all three products this year.\u201d The company still hasn\u2019t given any specifics, though, allowing it to be flexible when it releases the Steam Machine and at what price.<\/p>\n

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While we still don\u2019t know the Steam Machine\u2019s MSRP, it\u2019s been noted that it will likely be more expensive than competing consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Valve said it won\u2019t subsidize the console’s cost<\/a>, unlike Microsoft<\/a> and Sony<\/a>, which sell their consoles at a loss and make up the difference in game title sales. This won\u2019t be an option for Valve, though, especially since the Steam Machine is essentially a mini-PC that buyers can modify themselves. There have been estimates that the 1TB version could hit more than $1,000<\/a>, especially as memory and storage chip prices continue to rise.<\/p>\n

The Steam Deck is just one of the many victims of chip shortages driven by the AI infrastructure buildout. RAM prices have jumped by 500%<\/a>, and we\u2019ve seen some SSDs nearly triple in cost<\/a> \u2014 because of this, some analysts are predicting that the entry-level PC market will disappear<\/a> by 2028. Hopefully, Valve can find a solution to its memory and storage woes, allowing it to deliver a console at the right price sooner, rather than later.<\/p>\n

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