# "We don't lock our hardware down" - Valve takes a swing at consoles while explaining why it doesn't subsidise the price of Steam Machine

> As Valve creeps into the traditionally console-dominated gaming space of the living room with its new Steam Machine, it not only opens itself to comparisons with the consoles that currently reside there, but also with…

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-machine-subsidise-price-console-helix?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a397de2c2d36efd861b6e59)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #sony #microsoft #nintendo #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a397de2c2d36efd861b6e59

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