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Valve Confirms Steam Machine Will Not Be Subsidized Hardware Like Consoles

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Valve has provided the strongest indication yet that the Steam Machine price will be set with similar performance PCs in mind, and confirmed it has no plans to subsidize the hardware like console manufacturers do by eating a big loss on each unit sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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