SNACK three-line summary
- Steam Machine sales began in Japan today, and the Japanese pricing has also been confirmed through the official press release.
- The 512GB model starts at 189,980 yen, while the 2TB model starts at 249,980 yen.
- If the previous article covered the maintained summer schedule and wider compatibility, this follow-up focuses on the actual sales launch and regional pricing.
Snackgirls editor note
Red: “This is no longer a vague summer window. We now have how much it costs and when people can start buying it. That is enough reason to split it out as a follow-up article.”
AIKO: “The price is fairly high, but for people who wanted to bring their Steam library into a living-room device, this is now the point where they can open a comparison chart.”
Related reading: Steam Machine and Steam Frame keep their summer launch window as Valve expands compatibility certification. If that article covered the maintained schedule and ecosystem expansion, this follow-up separately summarizes the start of sales in Japan and the confirmed prices.
KOMODO’s official PR TIMES press release states that Steam Machine sales begin today in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The same notice also includes Japan pricing. The 512GB model is 189,980 yen, the 512GB + Steam Controller set is 204,980 yen, the 2TB model is 249,980 yen, and the 2TB + Steam Controller set is 264,980 yen.
In other words, today’s news does not simply stop at “it will arrive sometime this summer.” What matters more is that actual sales have opened, and the price buyers in Japan will pay is now specific.
The key numbers newly locked in this time
The official press release says this sale is being handled through KOMODO STATION. It also lists prices for Taiwan and Hong Kong alongside Japan, showing that the product has moved beyond a simple hands-on reveal and into a regional sales phase.
The product description again confirms elements such as up to 4K and 60FPS, an AMD semi-custom desktop-class CPU and GPU, SteamOS, and two interchangeable front panels for the 2TB model. Still, the most direct change in today’s article is clearly the pricing and the start of sales.
What changed from the previous article
The June 5 article centered on the Steam Machine and Steam Frame maintaining their summer 2026 schedule, along with Valve widening the scope of compatibility certification. Today adds one more step: sales have actually begun, and the Japanese prices are now set.
That difference is significant. When people are only waiting, the device remains an item of interest. Once a price is attached, it has to be compared against other handheld and living-room devices from a budget standpoint.
The decision points now in view
Looking only at the current numbers, the entry price is not light. On the other hand, for people who have already built up a large Steam library, the comparison becomes the cost of moving existing PC game assets into a living-room format rather than buying into a separate console ecosystem from scratch.
To sum it up, the core of today’s follow-up is clear: sales have started, Japanese pricing is confirmed, and the set configurations have also been disclosed. Readers who were only watching the schedule in early June have now moved into the stage where they can pull out an actual purchase chart.
Sources and checked date: Checked on June 23, 2026
- https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000105.000080799.html
- https://komodostation.com/product/steam-machine
We directly checked KOMODO’s official PR TIMES press release for the start of sales in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, the Japanese price list, the Steam Controller bundle prices, and the note on the interchangeable front panels for the 2TB model. We also checked the official KOMODO STATION sales link indicated by the press release, but at the time of direct access, a queue notice page is shown first.
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