The Steam Machine is Valve's new piece of hardware entering the scene as a mini PC built for living room gaming. I love a lot about it, had some issues with it, but overall came away from my time with it feeling very positive.

The Steam Machine is pricey, but it's still a decent games device and, more importantly, a singularly suitable PC for living room duty. Here's our full review.

We’ve been calling the Steam Machine a video game console because that’s what little boxes that play games and sit next to the TV in your living room have been called for decades. Valve is adamant that this is not an accurate term for its device.

For the asking price of around P60,000 to P80,000 for the Steam Machine, consumers could easily opt into a fully-fledged budget gaming desktop instead, provided they were fine with sacrificing the compact form factor. For gamers trying to get the most frames out of every peso spent, that’s likely a tradeoff they’re willing to make.

Made at least one purchase on that account before April 27, 2026

Much like how one does not simply walk into Mordor, one does not simply buy a Valve Steam Machine, unless they have a lot of spare cash and some luck.

Valve says rising RAM and storage costs made its original Steam Machine pricing goal impossible, while also limiting launch availability