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Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days
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There’s reason to believe they could be the Steam Machine.
Key facts
- But a few days later, the Ever Shine brought a notably lighter 12,608kg (27,800lbs) container to Tacoma, again with 42 packages
- Each of those 40-foot containers can weigh over 3,700kg when empty, so there’s substantially less than 140 tons of actual product making it into the US
- For a few years now, each of Valve’s 40-foot containers to cross the ocean have held up to 42 packages for a total gross weight of around 14,500kg (32,000lbs), import records show
- That was true as recently as April 18th, around which time the Ever Sigma deposited a 14,322kg, 42-package shipment in Tacoma, Washington with Valve’s partner Ingram Micro
Summary
The team still don’t know when Valve will launch the Steam Machine, but they may not have to wait too long. That’s on top of the “ton” of shipments that Valve watcher Brad Lynch mentioned late last week, and there’s reason to believe these containers have the new Steam Machine or Steam Frame inside, not an extra batch of the Steam Deck handheld. (The Steam Deck was also designated a “Game Console” for import purposes.) While Valve’s logistics partners had a dearth of shipments after Christmas 2025, they appear to be ramping back up, with nearly 100 tons of product moving into the US over the past two months.