Steam Machine price "more in line with what you might expect from the current PC market," confirms Valve – but "ideally we'd be pretty competitive with that and have a pretty good deal"

Steam Machine next to fish bowl.

There's been no shortage of speculation surrounding Valve's new Steam Machine since its big announcement, with analysts predicting any price point between the "mid-five hundreds" and $1,000 – but a recent interview reveals it may cost more than expected.

Speaking to Skill Up in a new podcast episode, Valve coder Pierre-Loup Griffais confirms the console-PC mashup that is the Steam Machine will probably be priced more like a computer – a statement that lines up nicely with what a Valve spokesperson previously told YouTuber Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips, "that it will be priced like a PC rather than like a console with games subsidizing the upfront hardware purchase."