[STEAM] Why a bump to $700 could be a "death sentence" for the Steam Machine

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After writing

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November

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analyzing price expectations for Valve's upcoming Steam Machine, I really didn't think we'd be offering more informed speculation before the official price was revealed. Then Valve

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noting that the "growing price of... critical components" like RAM and storage meant that "we must revisit our exact shipping schedule and pricing" for the living room-focused PC gaming box.

We don't know exactly what form that "revisiting" will take at the moment. Analysts who spoke to Ars were somewhat divided on how much of its

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Valve would be willing (or forced) to pass on to consumers.

"We knew the component issue was bad," DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole told Ars. "It has just gotten worse. "

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