Here’s how you can reserve a Steam Machine

The Steam Machine is here , but getting one is a little complicated. Valve is taking preorders using a reservation system , which is intended to make the process more fair and harder for bots to exploit. However, it’s a bit different than the $5 reservations Valve used for the Steam Deck . Starting today, you can sign up for a chance to reserve the Steam Machine, choosing from four different options: All four options will have their own sign-up list, and you can sign up for multiple if you want. There are also separate sign-up lists for each shipping region, and Valve says it will automatically place you in the list for your region. There are currently four shipping regions: North America, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia. The sign-up window ends on June 25th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. At that point, Valve will use a “one-time randomization” to determine the reservation order for everyone who signed up. Regardless of how many lists you signed up for, you can ultimately end up on only one. If you get lucky and get randomly assigned a reservation spot for more than one model, Valve says you’ll automatically be given the reservation for the highest-end model you signed up for, and removed from any other sign-up lists you were on. …