# Valve says that Steam Machine reservations won't be fulfilled until ‘the end of this year’ — company also releases CAD files for the PC console’s external shell under Creative Commons

> Steam Machine fans who weren’t lucky enough to get a chance to buy the console on its first drop will have to wait until as late as December 2026 to get it.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/valve-says-that-steam-machine-reservations-wont-be-fulfilled-until-the-end-of-this-year-company-also-releases-cad-files-for-the-pc-consoles-external-shell-under-creative-commons?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6a1942fa366c8e21dd3a0d)
- **Published:** 2026-07-29
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6a1942fa366c8e21dd3a0d

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