Steam Machine

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A robotic arm fumbling with RAM sticks in a dimly lit workshop, illustrating Valve's supply chain challenges and impact on product consistency.

Valve's brutal RAM negotiations impact product consistency

A $1,049 Valve Steam Machine ships with either one 16GB RAM stick or two 8GB sticks, a configuration dictated not by engineering, but by monthly memory component availability, The Verge reports.

Amélie Girard·June 23, 2026