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Valve just imported 13 tons of VR headsets in one day
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Roughly 140 tons of Steam Machines should be in the US now, too.
Key facts
- There might not be that many Steam Machines in the US yet, either: 141 metric tons could easily be fewer than 50,000 units at their higher 2.6kg weight per console, not counting any controllers
- Import records show that Valve’s distribution partner Ceva offloaded nearly 32 metric tons of “Virtual Reality Devices” on Valve’s behalf, or roughly 13 tons of actual product, after you subtract
- Speaking of the Steam Machine, Valve’s stockpile may now have grown to 141 metric tons, as that’s roughly how much “Game Consoles” product has arrived in 12,600kg containers since April 23rd
- Roughly 140 tons of Steam Machines should be in the US now, too
Summary
On June 10th, the German container ship Posen docked in Los Angeles after a two-week voyage from Shanghai. Import records show that Valve’s distribution partner Ceva offloaded nearly 32 metric tons of “Virtual Reality Devices” on Valve’s behalf, or roughly 13 tons of actual product, after you subtract the roughly 3,700 kilogram weight of five 40-foot shipping containers. That’s the same math they used to estimate that Valve imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days last month, and since Valve is differentiating between “Game Consoles” and “Virtual Reality Devices” in its import records, they can be far more certain that the Steam Machine console is the device it was stockpiling before. Speaking of the Steam Machine, Valve’s stockpile may now have grown to 141 metric tons, as that’s roughly how much “Game Consoles” product has arrived in 12,600kg containers since April 23rd.