Valve finally announced the price of the Steam Machine, and like a lot of new gadgets these days, it’s not cheap: It starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model, and a 2TB model costs $300 more. Configurations with a bundled Steam Controller cost an extra $79 each. Despite Valve offering a console alternative with the Steam Machine — a compact piece of hardware that can easily hook up to your TV to play your Steam library — those prices mean the Machine is much more expensive than console counterparts