Valve has zero bargaining power with RAM manufacturers, who set monthly prices with a take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum—rejection means losing future supply entirely. AI industry demand has created severe supply constraints that forced Valve to raise the Steam Machine's price by roughly $300 to $1,049, mirroring pricing pressures Sony, Xbox, and Apple face across their hardware lineups. This supply monopoly is fundamentally reshaping consumer electronics pricing.
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