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Valve突启Steam Machine预售，组件短缺致定价飙升

本周一，Valve Software 突然开放了其新一代 Steam Machine 的预订通道。受持续存在的 PC 组件短缺影响，此次产品的最终定价远高于外界预期。

这家总部位于华盛顿州贝尔维尤的公司于去年底首次公布了新版 Steam Machine。这是一款专为客厅场景设计的小型高性能游戏 PC，运行与 Steam Deck 相同的基于 Linux 的 SteamOS。

2026 款 Steam Machine 在 Valve 的 Steam 数字商店起售价高达 1049 美元，该基础款配备 512GB 固态硬盘。高配版（2TB 硬盘）售价为 1349 美元。两款机型均可与 Valve 新款 Steam 手柄捆绑购买。

从纸面参数看，这是一款令人印象深刻的设备，尤其是作为玩家进入 PC 及 Linux 游戏领域的入门级产品。然而，其高昂的售价构成了重大障碍。虽然同等性能的 PC 主机成本也不会更低，但相较之下，Valve 此前对 Steam Deck 的定价策略几乎是“半卖半送”。

事实上，Valve 自身对当前定价也颇感无奈，并已通过官方 Steam 博客发文提前回应。简而言之，这款主机原定的上市计划因持续困扰固态硬盘和内存市场的组件危机而变得复杂。该公司在公告中表示：“当前价格反映了全球制造业的现状；说得更具体些，它反映了过去 6 个月我们获取这些组件所支付的成本。”

两款 Steam Machine 机型仅存在内部存储容量上的差别。两者均搭载“半定制”AMD CPU 和 GPU、16GB 内存，具备蓝牙、以太网接口和 MicroSD 卡槽，整机为一个 6 英寸的黑色立方体，并配有可拆卸面板。

Steam Machine 的昂贵入场门槛，是全球内存和固态硬盘短缺带来的又一连锁反应。这一短缺最初由蓬勃发展的 AI 行业带来的巨大需求所引发。同样的问题已经导致当前世代游戏主机多次涨价，并推高了新装游戏 PC 的成本。对于整个游戏爱好圈而言，尤其对于新手和预算有限的玩家，这无疑是一段艰难时期。

Steam Machine 不太可能遭遇失败，但高昂的成本意味着它眼下更像是一件面向硬件发烧友的昂贵玩具。Valve多年来的一个低调目标是吸纳更多人进入 PC 游戏领域，尤其是基于 Linux 的 PC 游戏。但面对高达千美元的售价，这款主机很难吸引新玩家入局。

这种情况表明，如果像 Valve 这样掌控着全球约一半 PC 游戏市场的公司都面临此类问题，那么可以预见，未来硬件领域将持续面临动荡。例如，微软 Xbox 曾计划在 2027 年底推出新主机，但鉴于内存和固态硬盘成本持续上涨，新一代硬件要么贵得令人望而却步，要么最好推迟几年再发售。

与 Steam Deck 类似，玩家可通过 Valve 的数字商店 Steam 直接下载游戏到 Steam Machine 上。同时，该设备也设计为可像台式机一样使用，并未设置过多限制以方便 DIY 玩家和模组制作者。

尽管价格高昂，且首发供货量低于 Valve 原计划，2026 款 Steam Machine 在商店页面开启预订后的 10 分钟内便显示“已售罄”——而此时 Valve 甚至尚未正式官宣预售启动。为防止黄牛倒卖并尽量保证公平，Valve 已启用抽签系统。有意购买者可在本周四前随时提交预订申请，随后 Valve 将随机排序队列。未能在本周四获得购买资格的玩家将被加入候补名单。

中文翻译：

Valve Software于周一突然开放了其最新款Steam Machine的预订，但由于PC组件持续短缺，其售价远高于预期。这家总部位于华盛顿州贝尔维尤的公司于去年底首次公布了新版Steam Machine。这是一款专为客厅设计的小型高性能游戏PC，运行与Valve的Steam Deck相同的基于Linux的SteamOS系统。2026款Steam Machine在Valve的数字商店Steam上的起售价高达1049美元，该价格对应的是内置512GB固态硬盘的基础型号。配备2TB硬盘的高端型号售价为1349美元，两款机型均可与Valve新款Steam Controller捆绑购买。从纸面参数来看，这是一款令人印象深刻的全能设备，尤其适合那些想涉足PC及Linux游戏领域的入门者。然而，其高昂的定价成为了一个显著障碍。一台性能相当的PC电脑可能同样昂贵甚至更贵，但相比之下，Valve对Steam Deck的旧策略几乎是半卖半送。事实上，Valve对这样的定价也并不满意，并提前通过Steam官方博客的一篇文章回应了相关质疑。简而言之，这款机器的发布计划因持续存在的固态硬盘和内存组件危机而变得复杂。该公司在文章中表示，这些价格“反映了当前的全球制造状况；或者更准确地说，反映了我们在过去6个月内锁定的组件成本。”两款Steam Machine型号之间的唯一区别在于内置存储容量。它们都是游戏PC，搭载“半定制”AMD CPU和GPU、16GB内存、蓝牙功能、一个以太网端口和一个MicroSD卡插槽，并集成在一个6英寸的黑色立方体中，配有一个可拆卸面板。Steam Machine高昂的入门成本，是持续的全球内存和固态硬盘短缺带来的又一连锁反应，而这一短缺最初由蓬勃发展的AI行业的高需求引发。同样的问题已导致当前世代游戏主机多次涨价，并使新组装游戏PC的成本飙升。对整个游戏爱好而言，这是一段艰难时期，对新玩家和预算有限的玩家尤其如此。Steam Machine不太可能失败，但它的成本可能意味着，在目前阶段，它只会沦为科技发烧友的昂贵玩具。多年来，Valve的未公开目标之一一直是让更多人加入PC游戏，尤其是Linux PC游戏领域，但一台售价近千美元的设备，恐怕难以吸引新顾客。这意味着，如果像Valve这样通过Steam掌控着全球大约半数PC游戏市场的公司都面临此类问题，那么明智的做法是预见在可预见的未来会出现进一步的动荡。尤其是Xbox，曾计划在2027年底推出新主机，但随着RAM和SSD成本的上涨，下一代硬件要么贵得令人望而却步，要么最好推迟几年再发布。与Steam Deck一样，玩家可通过Valve的数字商店Steam直接下载游戏到Steam Machine上。同样与Steam Deck类似，该设备的设计也支持将其用作台式电脑，并且没有设置特别的限制来阻止玩家进行改装和调试。尽管成本高昂，且首发供货量低于Valve的计划，但2026款Steam Machine在商店页面开放后10分钟内就已显示为“缺货”，而此时Valve尚未正式宣布其已开放预订。不过，Valve已实施了一套抽签系统，以打击黄牛并尽可能确保流程公平。任何感兴趣的买家都可以在本周四之前的任何时间注册预订Steam Machine，届时Valve将随机排定队列顺序。未能在周四获得购买资格的用户将被加入候补名单。

英文来源：

Valve Software abruptly opened reservations for its latest Steam Machine on Monday, but due to the ongoing PC component shortage, did so at a significantly higher price than expected.
The company, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., first announced the new version of the Steam Machine late last year. It’s a small-scale, high-powered gaming PC that’s designed for your living room, which runs the same Linux-based SteamOS as Valve’s Steam Deck.
The 2026 Steam Machine starts at a whopping $1,049 through Valve’s digital storefront Steam, which gets you the base model with an internal 512GB SSD. A higher-end model with a 2TB drive costs $1,349, and both also come in bundles with one of Valve’s new Steam Controllers.
It is, on paper, an impressive overall device, particularly as a sort of gateway product for anyone who’d like to break into gaming on PCs and/or Linux. However, its price tag is a significant barrier. A comparatively powerful PC would still cost as much or more, but Valve’s old strategy with the Steam Deck, by comparison, was to practically give it away.
As it turns out, Valve isn’t particularly happy about the price either, preemptively addressing concerns via a post on the official Steam blog. The short version is that the planned launch of the Machine has been complicated by the ongoing component crisis that surrounds SSDs and RAM.
The prices “reflect the state of the world for manufacturing; or, more accurately, it reflects the price of the components as we’ve secured them over the past 6 months,” the company said in the post.
The two Steam Machine models’ internal storage capacity is the only difference between them. Both are gaming PCs that pack “semi-custom” AMD CPUs and GPUs, 16 GB RAM, Bluetooth capability, an ethernet port, and a MicroSD card slot into a 6” black cube, complete with a removable faceplate.
The high cost of entry for the Steam Machine is another knock-on effect from the ongoing global RAM and SSD shortages, which were initially created by high demand from the burgeoning AI industry. The same problems have resulted in multiple price hikes for current-generation gaming consoles and spiked the costs for new-built gaming PCs. It’s been a bad time for the hobby overall, especially for newcomers and players on a budget.
The Machine isn’t likely to fail, but its costs may mean that for the time being, it turns into little more than an expensive toy for gadgetheads. One of Valve’s quiet ambitions for years has been to bring more people into PC gaming, and especially PC gaming on Linux, but for a thousand bucks a throw, the Machine isn’t likely to draw in any new customers.
That suggests that if a company like Valve, which controls roughly half the PC gaming on Earth via Steam, is having problems like this, then it’s wise to expect further disruption for the foreseeable future. Xbox in particular was talking about launching a new console at the end of 2027, but with RAM and SSD costs on the rise, it looks like the next generation of hardware will either be prohibitively expensive or best pushed off for a few years.
As with the Deck, you get games onto the Machine via direct download from Valve’s digital storefront Steam. Also as with the Deck, the Machine is designed so it can also be used as a desktop computer, with no particular guardrails to keep out tinkerers and modders.
Even with their high cost, and with a lower number of available units at launch than Valve had planned, the 2026 Steam Machine was already listed as “out of stock” within 10 minutes of the store page opening, which was before Valve itself had officially announced it had done so.
However, Valve has implemented a lottery system in order to stymie resellers and attempt to make the process as fair as possible. Any interested buyers can sign up for a Steam Machine reservation at any time before this coming Thursday, at which point Valve will randomize the queue. Anyone who doesn’t get in on Thursday will be added to a waiting list.