Steam Machine might release sooner than expected – Valve receives massive shipment of "game consoles"
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As the Steam Controller sells out in minutes, Valve could be ready to follow it up with the release we've all been waiting for

This is in addition to the other 50 T of “game consoles” imported in the last couple months that did not result in restocking of Steam Deck.

That’s somewhere between 10k-30k units. The steam controller at launch had about 15k-30k units that sold out in 30 min, but it was at least 5-10x cheaper than Steam Frame/Machine will be, so perhaps the window to buy right at launch will be a bit longer if they go live with current volumes.

  • jqubed@lemmy.world
    12·
    4 days ago

    I never thought of that, but I also don’t want to put hundreds of dollars in my Steam wallet

    • ericwdhs@discuss.online
      2·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, this is my main concern for the Frame release. I don’t want a “blocked for suspected fraud” credit card payment being the reason I miss the first few minutes of the reservation window, but I also don’t want hundreds of dollars just sitting in my Steam Wallet in case I miss the window anyway. First world problems.

      • Quibblekrust@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        1·
        18 hours ago

        Ha! I was actually worried about the $120 I put in for the Controller (just in case they were going to charge for shipping.) These days I only buy the occassional indie game. I can’t imagine putting in $1,000 for a Steam Machine or Frame and risk not getting one. (Or whatever they’re going to cost.)