Steam Machine is a tiny, powerful PC for big-screen gaming. A roughly 6-inch cube with over six times the power of Steam Deck, it plays your entire Steam library—AAA titles included—at 4K 60 FPS. Sign in and your games are right there. It runs SteamOS for a plug-and-play experience, stays cool and whisper-quiet, and pairs instantly with the Steam Controller. It's still a full PC too: install your own apps or even another OS. Powerful PC gaming made easy, right under your TV.
The first Steam Machines launched on November 10, 2015 starting around $449.
The new Steam Machine launches June 25 allocated to randomized pre-orders... so if you want one, get in now!
However, sticker shock might prevent you from jumping in, given prices start at $1,049 (512GB), with a 2TB model at $1,349.
Valve originally aimed for a lower, “affordable” price, but a global RAM/storage shortage drove component costs up and made that target “no longer viable.”
expect it to cost roughly the same as a PS5, but if that's the case, I'd probably choose the PS5 instead.
valve’s bigger contribution here is making linux less exotic for regular buyers, while continuing the software and driver work that helps everyone on linux, not just their own hardware. pairing that with hardware-software polish around things like hdmi-cec removes a lot of annoying setup gaps.
PC gaming is still weirdly complicated for a lot of people. A simple living-room-friendly Steam box makes sense if it keeps the freedom of PC without feeling like you have to build and maintain one yourself.
Steam Machine launched on Product Hunt on June 23rd, 2026 and earned 143 upvotes and 8 comments, placing #7 on the daily leaderboard. Steam Machine is a tiny, powerful PC for big-screen gaming. A roughly 6-inch cube with over six times the power of Steam Deck, it plays your entire Steam library—AAA titles included—at 4K 60 FPS. Sign in and your games are right there. It runs SteamOS for a plug-and-play experience, stays cool and whisper-quiet, and pairs instantly with the Steam Controller. It's still a full PC too: install your own apps or even another OS. Powerful PC gaming made easy, right under your TV.
Steam Machine was featured in Hardware (11.4k followers) and Games (98.6k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 28.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Steam Machine?
Steam Machine was hunted by Chris Messina. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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The first Steam Machines launched on November 10, 2015 starting around $449.
The new Steam Machine launches June 25 allocated to randomized pre-orders... so if you want one, get in now!
However, sticker shock might prevent you from jumping in, given prices start at $1,049 (512GB), with a 2TB model at $1,349.
Valve originally aimed for a lower, “affordable” price, but a global RAM/storage shortage drove component costs up and made that target “no longer viable.”