US EditionValve’s Steam Machine Looks Like a Console, but Don’t Expect It to Be Priced Like One
Valve positions the Steam Machine price to match comparable desktop PC hardware, aiming to outperform 70% of surveyed PCs with a $700+ price point, avoiding console-style subsidies.
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Valve is considered the most profitable company for every employee if we take into account that it generates $17 billion and has about 350 employees. Even Apple with the large profit margins that it has barely achieves something more than $2 million per employee and Valve takes more than 20 times that value per worker. The truth is that almost everything that Valve has launched has been a success, although we must also mention failures, such as …
Steam Machine price will be 'in line with the current PC market', says Valve – here's what that means
(Credit: Valve)🤔 Valve has reaffirmed its take on how much the Steam Machine will cost in another recent interview💰 Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais has said that the device will be “in line with the current PC market” in terms of price🤷♂️ He went on to say it would be hard for Valve to provide a definitive price at the moment due to fluctuating costs elsewhere👉 Valve has previously said that the Steam Machine’s price will be in and aro…
Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced like a PC with comparable specs
Valve software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais stated on the Friends Per Second podcast that the company's upcoming Steam Machine will carry a price tag comparable to a custom PC with specs delivering equivalent performance.Griffais responded to a question about potential subsidies by saying:"No, it's more in line with what you might expect from the current PC market."He added, "If you build a PC from parts and get to basically the same level of p…
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