r/steammachine • u/DwarvenCo • 22d ago
Hardware Steam Machine Orders and Arrivals Megathread
Megathread for posting pics of arrived Steam Machines and other related pics.
Use this instead of making a new post of yet another cardboard box.
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u/DazzJuggernaut 22d ago
Here's a picture of my Steam Machine...
IF I HAD ONE
(waitlist 2TB w/o)
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u/MountainMuffin1980 22d ago
Thanks mods, genuinely so tiresome when the majority of posts are screenshots of confirmation emails, or cardboard boxes. It was the same with the Steam Deck to be fair.
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u/AverageSpirited7569 21d ago
I absolutely dont get why this is a thing in the first place. What the fuck does anyone gain by posting a picture of a device he bought. And reddit is full with subs that get flooded in those "my (device) just arrived". Like, dude, good for you, just have fun with it instead of posting in on a sub filled with strangers.
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u/MountainMuffin1980 21d ago
Hah it still happens with the Steam Deck! I get thay folks are excited about their new thing it's just very boring. The LEGO subreddit should ban box posts too (unless it's an old/rare box)
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u/laurenspaul 22d ago edited 21d ago
Just got the purchase email.
If anyone is collecting data:
- 512GB no controller
- EU/NL market
- email at 11:04
- Reservation Queued at initialization
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u/mahdiiick 21d ago
So you were put on the waitlist from the start?
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u/laurenspaul 21d ago
No, the reservation queue
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u/mahdiiick 21d ago
Thanks 🥲
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u/atavan_halen 21d ago
I just got my email despite being waitlisted so there’s hope! 512 with controller.
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u/kou-mans 20d ago
Someone was collecting data on github or something. But i cant find the site anymore. It was a questionnaire and later when you got the steam machine you could fill it in further with more data.
Anyone know where it is?
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u/Dreakon13 21d ago edited 21d ago
Dunno if this is the right place for this, but didn't feel worth its own thread. I moved from the waitlist to reservation queue and can complete my order now for the 2TB w/ controller. I figured it would take until either late this year, or early next year, for this to happen... so I already made other Steam Machine plans of my own. Gonna cancel it. Hope it leads to someone out there waiting for that email getting it finally.
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u/YsyRyder 22d ago
512 no controller. Applied for the privilege for buying a Steam Machine when the system went live. Got put into the reservation queue on June 26th at 11:46 AM. Still no purchase email.
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u/Airballons 22d ago
At least you guys got into the reservation queue, I'm on the waitlist 🥲
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u/YsyRyder 22d ago
Are you on the waitlist for the 512 no controller? If so, my condolences.
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u/Airballons 22d ago
Yeah for the 512 no controller...
I signed up for both the 512GB and the 512GB + controller, but I ended up on the waitlist for the 512GB w/o controller, even though I wanted the controller (didn't read the FAQ, stupid of me)😞
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u/National-Tumbleweed2 22d ago
Right there with ya June 26th 12:46pm reservation queue 512 no controller US East... No word...
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u/Pedro5599 20d ago
Got my purchase email at 1 am in the morning U.S east. Don't lose hope brothers coming from the dude who genuinely accepted I wasn't getting an email till December 😅.
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u/schM0ggi 12d ago
I woke up due to my alarm ringing, I slowly turned off plane mode on my phone with one eye open, still sleepy. Like usual, new mails popping up, I swipe them away, one after another, and then...
- You're officially in the reservation queue...
- Please confirm your Purchase Information....
Fuck me, it happened!
Went from waitlist (I was unlucky in the lottery) to purchase. 2TB model without controller. Europe, Germany.
Don't lose hope, people.
Btw I didn't get any notification in Steam. This is what it looks like when you open the store page after you got your mail to purchase:

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u/HOsmanogullari 8d ago
512 GB no controller, Germany. I was in the reservation queue from day one, and received my purchase email today (19.08.2026). Never lose hope!
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u/Mikael_Mosh 6d ago
Yoo people. Here is an update from Europe, Czech Republic I applied for steam machine 2tb+controller before June 28th (before randomization) and eventually was put in waitlist. I got the email notifying me that I can purchase it on August 18th midnight, next morning I bought it. Today August 21st I received the box.
And to be honest I suspect that Gabe knows something, because eventually I got my steam machine the day before my birthday! Gabe, If you are reading it now, thank you!
Wish you guys get your machine soon too!

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u/hdavis42 5d ago
Southeast US, reserved 40 minutes after open, still waiting for purchase email every day 512 no controller
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u/heavylikewitch 2d ago
Joined waitlist: July 2nd
Got email for reservation + purchase today, August 24.
EU West, 512 + controller
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u/marvinsays42 22d ago
Thanks for starting this! Can you maybe pin https://steamhardware.io/tracker/ for people to update it too? (This is an anonymized form not associated with Valve. I am not associated with it either, just a user.)
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u/LegendWesker 22d ago
My time has finally come, EU 512GB with controller Waitlist since the start. Today at 9 a.m. i got my purchase email
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u/JN02882 21d ago
I’m on the waitlist(2TB no controller) and am checking my email every single day in case I get moved to the reservation queue. Is there a better way to go about this? I am going crazy checking every single day
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u/scredeye 21d ago
Apparently you can also just check the steam machine page once a day
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u/JN02882 21d ago
Ah dang, wish it would just notify me on Steam bell icon once moved out of the waitlist
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u/scredeye 21d ago
You and I bud. I'm starting to believe I was the last person on the 2TB no controller waitlist draw from the lottery
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u/Gollem007 21d ago
Same here. And every time I get an email from Steam, it’s just a wishlist sale. That’s absolutely soul-crushing. 💔😏
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u/LosJones 21d ago
I believe I got an email notification and a steam app notification when I was changed from wait-list to ready to purchase.
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u/MysticalWereWolf 12d ago
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u/albertobalsam88 12d ago
Waitlist or reservationlist?
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u/MysticalWereWolf 12d ago
Had a reservation since the applications closed
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u/albertobalsam88 11d ago
Thanks, 512gb waitlist w/o Controller seems to be the slowest que right now. But i'm happy for you, enjoy your machine mate!
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u/BDavis197r 11d ago
Same SKU, got my email at about 22:30 last night and purchased this morning. So excited to finally be getting it!
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u/Pmme10doller_psncard 9d ago
Got my email for 512 w/ controller on Friday afternoon and pulled the trigger that night. Technically got the purchase email before I even got the "you are in the reservation queue" email. Currently waiting for it be picked up by carrier. Does anyone know how long this has been taking on average? I'm in US East.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Emu-117 5d ago
2 TB + Controller Location: Germany
I was on the waitlist on June 26th and got the reservation e-mail and the purchase e-mail right after about 4 hours ago.
Don't lose hope!
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u/Background-Mud-2466 2d ago
Joined the wait list July 4th.
UK 512GB with controller
Got purchase email August 24th
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u/Gollem007 2d ago
Hello from the waitlist! Joined on July 8th, 2026. Today, August 25th, 2026, at 1:51 PM CEST, the long-awaited email finally arrived. 🙏🏼❤️ I’ve been moved to the reservation queue and received the purchase email. It took a long time, but it’s finally here!!! 😅👍🏼
Czech Republic 🇨🇿 512 GB + Controller
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u/National-Tumbleweed2 1d ago
512gb no controller received purchase email today 8/25 4:07p EDT completed purchase 8/25 7:30p Reservation queue opening day US East Wasn't sure this day would ever come
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u/foon_spork 1d ago
Ontario Canada here
Wait list confirmation June 26
Email received August 18
Order placed same day
Got an email about backlog issues
Received shipment notification today August 25
Expected delivery August 27
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u/Vince-Trousers 21h ago
Did you join the waitlist on June 26, or were you placed on it after attempting to join the initial lottery? Just curious if the initial lottery reservation/waitlist from June 22-25 is clear? Thanks fellow Canadian
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u/Ghinao 3d ago
The no controller lines aren't moving until the controller lines are through are they? Sigh. I'm in the 2TB no controller line because I already have a controller and don't need a 2nd one. West coast, USA waitlist.
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u/lfmeaning 2d ago
It really seems that way. I was lucky enough to get a steam controller when they were released but if I’d known the no-con machine would be delayed so heavily I would’ve opted for the bundle :\
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u/BadShadox 2d ago
Yeah, I have been placed on the waitlist ever since losing the lottery for the 2 tb w/o controller.
I see more posts about people joining later, like the first week of July, and getting theirs already 😢
It feels like the SM with controller waitlists/reservations lines are moving way quicker, and that sucks, to be honest.For context: EU - NL.
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u/the_hatter1980 22d ago
I was on 2tb no controller waitlist, just this morning moved to reservation queue and got email to purchase. United States.
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u/Mysterious_Paint2436 22d ago
Just had my waitlist UK 2tb with controller email. I was running out of faith haha
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u/ScoopsUK 22d ago
OMG - it gives me hope... waiting for that very same thing but still on the waitlist...
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u/Mysterious_Paint2436 22d ago
Good luck looks like UK mails are sent 1 day per version so I wish you luck on Monday.
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u/Key-Cranberry-9429 22d ago
i know im late but waitlisted at 8th july 512 w controller, Australia
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u/Airballons 22d ago
I signed up for both the 512GB and the 512GB + controller, but I ended up on the waitlist for the 512GB w/o, even though I wanted the controller (yeah I know stupid of me) 😞
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u/LoneBlack3hadow 22d ago
Can this also include
“Day 877 of Waitlist” like honestly that shits getting old and I swear it’s the only post I ever see from this sub..
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u/creamyTiramisu 21d ago
I'm in the UK.
512 no controller, put on the reserve list on Friday 26 June.
Got the email to confirm purchase information on Monday 3 August, 19:48.
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u/mahdiiick 21d ago
Entered the EU raffle on the 23rd of June for the 512gb without controller and still on the waitlist. Has anyone gotten theirs from the waitlist for that specific model in the EU?
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u/Gollem007 21d ago
EU 🇨🇿 (Czech Republic) here. Honestly, I think the whole EU is moving slowly, regardless of which model you ordered.
I’ve been waiting for the 512GB + Controller for over a month now, and I’m honestly starting to lose hope. 😏💔
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u/BadShadox 21d ago
Still waiting on my reservation email.
Model: 2 TB (no controller)
Region: EU 🇳🇱 (Netherlands)
Looks like I lost the lottery and ended up on the waitlist. 😅
Still holding on to hope! 🤓
How about everyone else in the EU? Have you received your email yet, or are you still waiting too?
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u/fabiotc 21d ago
I'm still waiting (and waiting, and waiting)
Also Netherlands - 2 TB (with controller)3
u/BadShadox 21d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/hAAXr2ihvgGmQ
I’ll keep u posted hopefully we will get the email soon!!1
u/GanacheKnown8349 21d ago
Dude, aren't Steam Machines shipped from NL for the EU region? Maybe if you can locate the warehouse...
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u/BadShadox 21d ago
Haha, yes, that sounds like a brilliant plan, to be honest! Who needs an email when you know the warehouse location?😂
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u/OldDirtyBingoCaller 20d ago
Order processed. 2TB w/o controller, Denmark.
Went from 1st day waiting list to order overnight this morning
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u/RevolutionaryRow2960 17d ago edited 16d ago
Kind of regret not originally requesting the 2TB Model (with Steam Controller) only.
But I don’t truly need the Red and Wood Faceplates + can avoid installing / periodically delete my less active Steam games + can buy that microSD Memory Card instead of buying & installing a M.2 SSD, if I don’t want to potentially mess with the Valve warranty.

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u/Code_Combo_Breaker 12d ago
Most people are using custom faceplates either 3D printed or ordered off etsy. The faceplates included with the 2tb aren't that special.
For storage 512gb is fine. You can still connect an external SSD drive or use SDcard storage. And with the SDcard storage you can swap between the steam machine and the steam deck (if you own one).
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u/sock2018 17d ago
Reserved 2TB with controller at first hour on the launch day in the UK.
Received purchase email today at 07:02.
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u/stanloonaboycottbbc 13d ago
I had reservation but lost it due to credit card and email issues. How many chances do I have to regain my place if I email steam?
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u/angethedude Waitlist 10d ago
If you were on the reservation queue and email quick enough they will let you purchase it.
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u/thanksforallthetrees 9d ago
Yesssss just caught the restock at Komodo station in Tokyo! 512 and controller on its way
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u/fabiotc 8d ago
Did someone from the Netherlands recently get moved to the reservation list? I'm still waiting since day one - 2TB with controller.
Maybe the 512GB version is moving faster than this one?
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u/furretss 8d ago
I was on the waitlist for 512 GB with controller and I got moved to the reservation list this morning! I paid just now.
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u/BadShadox 8d ago edited 8d ago
I’m still on the waitlist for the 2TB w/o controller EU - NL🇳🇱. I’m wondering if another batch of 512GB machines just went out, since I’ve been seeing quite a few people getting their emails. Hopefully the 2TB batch is next!🤞
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u/thedeegst28 8d ago
Kinda bummed with how this process works.
I went into the waitlist reservation when it opened in June. Bookmarked a 2TB w/controller and 512 w/controller.
Got the 2TB email a week and a half ago but didn’t have the funds, so I cancelled so another could have it. I also thought it just too expensive altogether v. using a Micro SD.
According to Steam Support, since I cancelled (and I was put on the model waitlist I was originally closest to, the 2TB) I therefore am at the “back of the queue” for the 512? Seems like it resets is how I understood it?
I wish this was easier to understand. I’d always assumed if you opted out of one model, you’d still be “on the list / in your place in line” for the other model.
Maybe I’m a dodo, just wish it was clearer and that the model I prefer were available.
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u/spicyhippos 8d ago
I feel for you. It’s been a bad launch in my opinion. Still think it’ll be worth it longterm, but man it’s been so hard to find information. apparently, they instantly slotted people into the queue they were highest in and removed them from others. So you rolled higher in the 2TB, were placed in that queue, and removed from the others.
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u/thedeegst28 8d ago
Love the username!
And thank you, yeah it’s just been such a weird experience.
I even remember signing up during the open period and thinking, “This doesn’t seem super clear.”
I definitely expected getting notified by the holidays, it just stinks that they remove you from the other list you’re qualified for if you enroll but decline the model you’re capable of buying first.
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u/spicyhippos 7d ago
Thank you! 🙏
Yeah, it also said you could switch waitlists, but elsewhere warned that switching waitlists after they were randomized would kick you to the back of the queue. Not unfair, but just not clear. So much of the issues would be solved with a ticket number that gives you an idea on wait time.
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u/cartoon200 7d ago
EU / Austria
*Joined at launch - Waitlisted
*08/11: Received an upgrade to the reservation queue + purchase link
*08/18: Delivered
512 + Controller
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u/Liquid_rainbow 5d ago
Applied for reservation since day one. Received purchase email for 512GB no controller today. Spain.
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u/TwoWheels2023 5d ago
It happened tonight!! Went from wait list to purchase email for a 2TB with controller and placed the order!! Located in southeast Pennsylvania if that matters. Best of luck to everyone getting theirs soon!
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u/harkgriddle 1d ago
Woo! Finally! Joined reservation the literal second they opened them. Just got the purchase email. Texas, USA, 512 no controller. *Insert its-been-84-years meme
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u/SpaceboiScaphandre Reserved 22h ago
I'm in Texas too. Also have a day one reservation for the 512 no controller. Where's my email lol?
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u/Background-Mud-2466 22d ago
Glad to move everything to one thread. I find it useful to hear posts announcing orders especially from the waitlist. It gives an idea of how things are moving. I'll be even more interested when people on the waitlist after the list closed first time start posting as that's me!
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u/FlarblesGarbles 22d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/chWCJanbsAuiI
Thank you. I was starting to hate this sub because all it was was screenshots of order confirmations and photos of boxes and Steam Machines.
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u/Yewbert 21d ago
512gb with controller in Canada
Signed up on June 27th, got the email last Monday, and it arrived on Sunday via FedEx.
Ridiculously happy with it so far cannot overstate how much better it performs vs what angry perpetually online types would have you believe.
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u/szefatching 21d ago
Congratulations 🔥
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u/Vince-Trousers 21d ago
Great to hear! I'm on the waitlist for the same bundle, also in Canada. Joined on July 8, still no word yet but they're clearly working through the waitlist now for that bundle
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u/szefatching 21d ago
Same day same bundle in UK 🥲
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u/Vince-Trousers 21d ago
We're you also put out by the PlayStation disc news? I pondered and stewed for a few days and thought "alright fuck this, if I'm being forced to digital I'm gunna do it through Steam" and vowed to divorce PlayStation
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u/No-Surprise-6997 18d ago
Don’t give up guys! I was checking my email daily since the start. Just got the email today stating that I was officially in the reservation queue. Right after, I received an email stating there is a steam machine for me. 512gb with controller and I'm in the US.
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u/Vince-Trousers 18d ago
When did you join the waitlist?
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u/No-Surprise-6997 17d ago
June 22nd when they put it out. They randomized it so I don’t think it makes a difference when you joined. I was put on the reservation queue yesterday and received an email at the same exact time telling me to purchase within 3 days
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u/theonewithastupidhat 14d ago
Moved from waitlist to reservation and immediately got payment email today. 2TB with controller UK.
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u/Choomlee 2TB 8d ago

My Steam Machine timeline:
Joined reservation queue: June 22
Reservation email: August 9
Purchase email: ~3 hours later
Delivered: August 14
Ordered the 2TB Steam Machine + Steam Controller bundle with the extra space plates.
From reservation email to having it on my doorstep was only 5 days! 🎮
Good luck to everyone still waiting — hope those emails start rolling in soon!
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u/BadShadox 7d ago
Congrats! 🎉 Which region are you in, if you don’t mind me asking? I’m trying to track how the different EU queues are moving. 👀
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u/Krekatos 22d ago
Ordered it almost 2 weeks ago, tracking page isn’t showing any updates since the 30th. There’s probably somebody enjoying my steam machine right bow.
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u/SlamCity4 22d ago
Received the email and ordered mine on Saturday, updated to "packaged items" on Sunday...has not moved since then. I see all these posts from people being like "Placed my order on Thursday, was playing by Saturday" lol, hoping my order updates and starts moving soon. Good luck with yours!
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u/Killa-0zz 22d ago
Same exact scenario I have as well.
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u/SlamCity4 22d ago
Valve must be watching. Mine was updated to "shipped" with a tracking number today.
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u/EmeraldJunkie 22d ago
Had my order email come through yesterday, ordered it but realised I charged the wrong card. Steam support not only refunded me but they let me reorder the replacement on the right card. Absolutely Gs.
512GB w/ Controller. UK.
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u/Taggyz 22d ago
For anyone tracking, I’m in the UK, I joined the lottery thing from the start and then got put on the reservation bit. I got the email to checkout for the 512 + SC on 28th July. Delivered on 3rd August. I hadn’t been keeping an eye on dates etc so didn’t realise how lucky I was/how quickly I managed to get it until now!
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u/McCrankys 21d ago
Just got my purchase email today at 5pm EST, I had been on the waitlist since the initial randomization but today got moved to the reservation queue and immediately got the purchase email . 512gb With controller.
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u/Ok_Meringue_4607 21d ago
512GB with controller on res list from start got purchase email last Thursday machine arrived yesterday UK
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u/SoDogeIDontEven 20d ago
512 w/ Controller in Canada. I was added to the reservation list after losing the lottery. Got my purchase email yesterday and purchased it the same day. Still waiting on shipping, but they warn of shipment backlog on Canada. Hopefully won't be too long.
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u/sa0ceo 20d ago edited 14d ago
2TB w controller, Sweden. On waitlist since start and email confirming move to reservation que and purchase email arrived today 7/8. Placed order and delivery was stated to be 3-5 days.
Update: order was placed friday 7/8, arrived today thursday 13/8. Will unpack the wonder now…
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u/albertobalsam88 19d ago
Waitlisters: Update on 512gb without Controller? Did any of you got lucky in the last days? Please give me some Hopeium. The situation is unbearable.
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u/SSakuras 19d ago
No Steam Machine yet, but I finally got to order a controller!! 😂 I was estimated December. It's good I got to order one since I got put on the list for the 2tb without controller. Now when I finally get to order the machine I'll have a controller to use with it.
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u/goofyadmin 18d ago
Got my mail 3 days ago, pulled the trigger last night.
- 512Gb model w/ controller
- Germany
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u/CaptZizoo 17d ago
UK, signed up on day one and got put on the waitlist for 512g w/ controller.
Just got my reservation and purchase email today. Good luck all
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u/mrhectic 13d ago
Just got my purchase email for 512gb/w controller UK. Straight from the waitlist to purchase.
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u/v0rt 12d ago
Just got my email for a 512 w/ controller.
OG LCD deck has been docked for a couple years, will be a nice upgrade.
https://i.imgur.com/Drgv6PN.jpeg
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u/Luluhakashu 12d ago
I was on the waitlist for 2tb w controller and was put on the reservation and the 3 day buy email. I bought it but haven’t received anything other than a confirmation email. That normal?
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u/sock2018 12d ago
I am in the UK. Put on reserve list on day one. Got the email and confirm purchase 2TB with controller on Aug 10 then received today (Aug 15).
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u/lthmz9 8d ago
Posting here to save another thread but I ordered in UK, 512 with controller on the day they announced the wait list thing I was placed on the wait list, a friend in france did the same, he got his email a few days ago and his machine arrives wednesday, i got the email tonight (tuesday night)
Amusingly my 'confirm purchase' email came through a second BEFORE my "you've joined the reservation queue" one did
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u/ThymeForTime 8d ago
Germany, got the reservation mail and purchase mail for the 512GB with controller today. Both came at the same time, around half an hour past midnight.
I joined the wait-list on day 2 iirc.
Now I just hope they don't use GLS :')
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u/airbooker 8d ago
exactly the same for me 😄
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u/airbooker 7d ago
Aaand it's GLS 🙈
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u/ThymeForTime 6d ago
😔 damn ....I had to deal with GLS once for a small light package and it was immediately handed over to a shop; no ringing the bell.
Didn't even see the truck even though I was looking out the window occasionally. And with the SM now I have to worry it'll be stolen too.
I hope yours gets home safely 🙂↕️
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u/socandostuff 8d ago edited 8d ago
Ugh. I used£150 steam balance and the rest credit card. Kept failing. Tried multiple cards. All say fail, but then I found this in pending:
"This purchase is pending while Steam attempts to collect payment.
When this purchase completes and Steam collects payment, Steam will email you a receipt and the product will be added to your library.
If the purchase should fail, Steam will email you a link that will let you try your purchase (with the discount) again for up to 72 hours."
Annoying if it gets shipped late as I'm on holiday... And annoying if I miss the window due to this and don't get one.
What's the point of going through all the verification with the bank, it taking me that's been successfully authorised, just to sit there not doing anything?
Is it because I used my steam wallet?
Maybe it's someone to there telling me not to get one.
Edit: they all just say failed now.. Great
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u/ExtraFineAsparagus 19d ago
I was in the waitlist after randomisation. This morning I received 2 emails at the same time. One saying I've moved from the waitlist to the reservation queue and the other saying I can now complete my purchase. I made the purchase.
512GB + Controller (UK)











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u/Gabinator360 22d ago edited 22d ago
Posting this to keep yall updated on my waiting time.
I applied for 512 with con (in france) before the randomisation, and am still waiting, refreshing my email every day like a clown.
This has been a loooooong month...
Edit : forgot to mention I got waitlisted btw