Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

DF Direct Q+A: Steam Machine - The Big Price/Performance/Form Factor Debate

Freitag, 26. Juni 2026 · 40 min

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In the wake of our Steam Machine review, Rich and Will tackle a range of Supporter questions on the price, value and design of the hardware, the ability of Valve to supply it - and the future of SteamOS in general.

Introduction
Supporter Q1: What should we think of the value of the Steam Machine?
Supporter Q2: What’s the target audience for the Steam Machine?
Supporter Q3: Should Valve have used unified memory?
Supporter Q4: Is Valve incapable of shipping hardware in volume at the moment?
Supporter Q5: Will Nvidia be supported in future SteamOS releases?
Supporter Q6: Why doesn’t the Steam Machine have a lunchbox-style handle?
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