The Steam Machine is listed at a base price of $1,049 with confirmed specifications including a six-core AMD Zen 4 processor, RDNA 3 GPU with 8 GB VRAM, 16 GB DDR5 RAM, and 512 GB storage in a 6-inch form factor. Valve states the device is sold basically at cost. Multiple analyses examine the pricing implications from progressive, conservative, libertarian, and critical viewpoints.