You can now sign up for a chance to buy a Steam Machine. Yes, a mere chance, not a preorder, as Valve is doing something different with the launch of its Linux-powered cube. Rather than forming an orderly queue, it's taking names, throwing them in a hat, and drawing them out at random to decide who gets a reservation and who gets lumped on the waitlist.
The Steam Machine starts at $1,049 for the 512 GB model, and if you're still interested in purchasing one after hearing the price, you're going to want to take heed of the new reservation process. It's different to what Valve has done in the past, and for good reason.
"In an effort to improve the purchase experience and limit resellers, we're implementing a reservation system," Valve says.
- Starting right now, you can sign up for the Steam Machine model/bundle you're interested in.
- If you're busy now, no problem: You can sign up anytime before Thursday June 25th at 10 a.m. Pacific.
- At that time, we wil...
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