- A Valve engineer has confirmed the firm won't subsidize the Steam Machine
- Hopes of a $500 (about £400 / AU$800) price have been dashed
- The likelihood is the device will cost more like $800 (£600 / AU$1,250), but Valve will seek to add value in different ways compared to an equivalent gaming PC
A Valve engineer has confirmed that the Steam Machine won't have its pricing subsidized, console-style, pouring cold water on the hopes of many that we could be looking at a $500 (about £400 / AU$800) living room PC.
