# Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026

> Valve’s Steam Machine finally has a price: a whopping $1,049 for the 512GB configuration or $1,349 for the 2TB version. And those are without bundled controllers, which drive up the cost more.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/games/953945/valve-steam-machine-memory-component-crisis?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a39a94c6b55a462508ff25a)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #apple #samsung #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a39a94c6b55a462508ff25a

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