Estimated Steam Machine sales suggest the price wasn't too prohibitive

The Steam Machine has some pretty decent estimated sales, and if the sales numbers are even remotely close to accurate, then it showcases that Valve is moving a significant number of the small, cube-shaped gaming PC, despite it having a high price. The Steam Machine was initially supposed to cost around $700. However, Valve announced that due to the memory crisis, it had to revisit the internal idea of the price it was considering at the time. Now that it’s officially been released, the Steam Machine is set at a starting price of $1,049. And that’s the 512GB model without the controller. The 2TB model with the controller tops out at $1,428.

Those prices are certainly prohibitive for many gamers, as many have expressed this sentiment online on the official Steam Machine subreddit and in conversations on X or other social platforms. Having said that, it appears that Valve may still be selling quite a lot of this hardware.

Valve’s Steam Machine sales are estimated to be hitting between 12K and 15K a week

The key factor here is the word “estimated.” It’s important to remember that these are not exact figures, nor are they confirmed, as Valve doesn’t really share this kind of specific data. However, as reported by Boiling Steam, the Global Top Sellers chart on Steam allows for some “napkin math” to be done that comes to the sales estimation.

The Steam Machine is currently ranked at number 3 on the Global Top Sellers chart. On July 18, when Boiling Steam did this napkin math, it was ranked at number 2. This is worth keeping in mind, as the rankings change, and the Steam Machine is sure to move around, perhaps as more Steam users are able to purchase one. It’s also worth remembering that right now, Valve only allows people who are selected to purchase this thing. Everyone else is placed on a wait list. It’s possible that Valve could sell even more on a weekly basis once the wait list is over, and sales are open.

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