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Steam Machine Delayed By Memory Crisis. When Will It Arrive Now?

Valve delayed its Steam hardware to the first half of the year, saying it will revisit shipping timing and pricing while finalizing plans soon.
Rising memory and storage costs have squeezed supply as Valve's November announcement coincided with a sharp DDR5 RAM and NVMe SSD price spike.
Valve answered detailed hardware questions, noting upgradeability and features, confirming Steam Machine's SSD and DDR5 RAM modules are user-accessible and aiming for 4K 60 FPS with AMD's FSR upscaling plus foveated streaming.
Cost estimates shifted as memory prices rose, with some observers estimating $700 for 16GB LPDDR5X while rising costs could push the minimum price toward $950.
Looking ahead, the company will issue driver updates to improve upscaling and ray tracing and explore prescription lens inserts while finalizing shipping and pricing plans soon.

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