Overview
- Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said the hardware will not be sold at a loss and that pricing will track the current PC market.
- Valve aims to offer a good deal versus a similarly performing DIY PC, highlighting integration benefits such as a small, quiet design, HDMI CEC, and tuned Bluetooth and wireless.
- The company has not set a price and cites fluctuating component costs, with launch still planned for next year.
- Official specs include a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6-core CPU, a semi-custom RDNA 3 GPU, and 16GB DDR5 plus 8GB GDDR6 VRAM in a compact TV-focused box.
- Third-party coverage suggests console-like pricing is unlikely, with outside estimates varying widely and reported skepticism around a $500 target.