The Steam Machine Has a New Reference in Steam's Database, and It Means We Could Be Seeing It Arrive Very Soon
Code uncovered in a recent Steam update points to four Steam Machine versions and a vetted reservation queue to limit scalpers.
- Spotted in the Steam database, four package references—1629460, 1629458, 1629447, and 1629446—suggest Valve is preparing four distinct configurations for the upcoming Steam Machine.
- The Steam Controller launched last week and sold out in less than 30 minutes, prompting Valve to implement a registration queue to combat scalpers flipping devices.
- To access future orders, Valve will require a Steam account in "good standing" with a prior purchase history, limiting reservations to one unit per user to ensure fairness.
- The company appears poised to apply this reservation system to the Steam Machine, though Valve has yet to confirm pricing or specific release dates for the hardware.
- Valve's Steam Year in Review confirms the Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller will all ship this year, signaling a major hardware expansion.
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Steam Machine may launch soon as reservation system and four retail packages surface
Hints about the new reservation system were found in the latest Steam update files released last week. Redditor Pepeizq, who spotted the reservation system code, also found references to at least four Steam Machine packages and two Steam Frame packages. The code also mentioned the existing Steam Controller and Steam...Read Entire Article
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technewstube.comThe Steam Machine has a new reference in Steam's database, and it means we could be seeing it arrive very soon
Gamers are still awaiting the Steam Machine's arrival, after delays due to the ongoing RAM crisis, but it looks like it may be closer after all.
A Steam Software Update Suggests Four Steam Machine Packages Will be Available at Launch, Alongside an Anti-Scalper Reservation Queue
Things have sure been heating up for the Steam Machine over the last couple weeks. On top of shipment data suggesting Valve's mini gaming PC is coming soon, code found in the latest Steam update hints at the different versions of the console that'll be available.Spotted by Wccftech, it seems like there will be four different versions of the Steam Machine, along with two versions of the Steam Frame, available at launch. However, while this does s…
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