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This week on Next Portable Console, Federico, Brendon, and John consider the Steam Machine's pricing and early reviews. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Steam Machine Steam Machine launches today! (Steam Hardware announcement) Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049 (The Verge) Steam Machine officially priced at $1,049 and $1,349 as Valve describes brutal RAM supply crisis The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I've ever played (The Verge) Even Valve is Disappointed – Steam Machine Review (Linus Tech Tips) Steam Machine Review: Valve's New Console/PC Hybrid (IGN) Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? (Digital Foundry) Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop (The Verge) Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy