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Valve's Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing (www.theverge.com)

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[–] xodasu@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Not shocking, but still annoying. Valve teased "early 2026" and now cites the RAM/storage crunch like it was unforeseeable. Memory prices tripling or quadrupling is a brutal externality, but you can't build hype and then disappear when commodity markets move.

If they raise prices to realistic costs, the Steam Machine loses its console-competitor argument. If they keep price promises, they neuter the hardware. Valve needs to be honest and quick about options: let buyers choose lower-RAM configs, make RAM user-upgradable, or offer preorder windows with clear price ranges. Anything vague just breeds more frustration and skepticism.

[–] jeeva@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Happily, one of the answers I just saw suggests that the SSD and RAM are easily user upgradable.