Friday, June 26th 2026
Scalpers List Steam Machine Reservations at $1,700+
Following a brief reservation period, prospective buyers of the Valve Steam Machine started reporting on June 26 that they had begun to receive reservation confirmation emails for the new hybrid console. However, on the same day, and almost predictably, apparent scalpers listed Steam Machine units on sites like eBay, with prices for the 512 GB version of the console without the Steam Controller starting at a whopping $1,700, which is a 61% increase over the already high launch price. One particular eBay listing for the Steam Machine has a 512 GB version of the console with a Steam Controller listed at $3,200—a 160% premium over the retail price, likely an attempt to capitalize on the added scarcity of the Steam Controller.
Given recent conversations about the value of the Steam Machine and Valve's own admission that the $1,049.99 launch pricing is significantly higher than it should have been, it goes without saying that a 70%+ increase over that launch price is bad value. It seems unlikely that anyone would pay that much for the Steam Machine, which offers mid-range PC performance at best, but scalpers previously also attempted, and apparently succeeded, to sell the Steam Deck in the same fashion for highly inflated prices, likely banking on the hype of the gaming handheld. The combination of limited supply and Valve's lottery system for the Steam Machine almost seems to encourage scalping, since it results in scarcity. Despite the price, the Machine also already sold out in Japan within 48 hours of launch. While Valve has provided an estimated June 29 shipping date, but there's no telling when the second batch of production units will start shipping.
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Given recent conversations about the value of the Steam Machine and Valve's own admission that the $1,049.99 launch pricing is significantly higher than it should have been, it goes without saying that a 70%+ increase over that launch price is bad value. It seems unlikely that anyone would pay that much for the Steam Machine, which offers mid-range PC performance at best, but scalpers previously also attempted, and apparently succeeded, to sell the Steam Deck in the same fashion for highly inflated prices, likely banking on the hype of the gaming handheld. The combination of limited supply and Valve's lottery system for the Steam Machine almost seems to encourage scalping, since it results in scarcity. Despite the price, the Machine also already sold out in Japan within 48 hours of launch. While Valve has provided an estimated June 29 shipping date, but there's no telling when the second batch of production units will start shipping.
93 Comments on Scalpers List Steam Machine Reservations at $1,700+
Regards,
Fred.
Minisforum AI X1 Pro 32 GB / 1 TB - £1,215.
Beelink SER10 Max - £1,269.
Acemagic F5A - £869 on sale (the same price as the base Steam Machine), otherwise £1,499.
Which one of the above is a better deal than the Steam Machine?
People like you keep forgetting that the Steam Machine is not a laptop or gaming console or even a DIY desktop build. It's a mini PC. The rest is apples to oranges.
Just a reminder: Steam Machine (2TB including controller)
€1,428
512 GB was standard 20 years ago, but a system optimized for gaming without a controller doesn't make much sense either.See the colored, bold text above. Correct me if I'm wrong, it's a console.
Regards,
Fred.
It is why we still have scalpers to this day.
The solution is the easy, but people have no freakin' spine.
How much it will be 1000-1500€ ????
For comparison RYZEN 7700 + PA SE, B650, DDR5-6000 CL30 32GB, NVMe 4TB, RX 9070 XT 16GB, 750w psu, 207 case, aftermarket case/cpu fans costed me around 1465€ (in new parts)Did you see the actual system specs? 💩 It was built for Counter-Strike 1.6 not for GTA 6
If you really want to compare to my examples, the 2 TB + controller version is £1,208. And those mini PCs don't come with controllers.Let me correct you then. The Steam Machine runs SteamOS which is a modified version of Arch Linux, with full functionality. You even get the KDE desktop which works very similarly to Windows. Or if it's not enough, you're free to wipe it and install Windows any time you want. You can also upgrade your RAM. Can you do the same with a console?
I bet your gaming PC is optimised for gaming, too. Is it a console, then?And the Steam Machine is a lot smaller than a similarly specced desktop PC. I think I can see a correlation there.
Edit: 30% performance for 3-4x reduction in size is a good tradeoff for me personally. 2x reduction in performance on top of that for a little bit smaller size is not.
thanks to "Xbox Play Anywhere" and UWP.
Regards,
Fred.
See system information?
I'm not sorry for the negativity. This is absolute asinine idiocy. I mean, seriously, what moron would buy this lacking system for such an outrageous price? The MSRP is highway robbery as it is. PT Barnum was right..
Definately not gonna buy from scalpers or any 3rd party. But that does mean i will have to wait till sometime in 2027 if/when more units are made.