Steam Machine price "will not be cheap," with analysts predicting anywhere between the "mid-five hundreds" and $1,000, as Valve "can basically do what it wants"

Whether you consider it a living room PC or a "console that refuses to admit it's a console," there's no doubt that Valve's new Steam Machine is going to be a big deal when it launches early next year, but just how highly it sells will probably depend on its price – something Valve hasn't yet announced. We asked a number of games industry analysts how much they expect the hardware to cost, and while estimations vary, it sounds like "it will not be cheap."An analyst with a slightly more fav