On June tenth, the German container ship Posen docked in Los Angeles after a two-week voyage from Shanghai. As Valve watcher Brad Lynch notesit was virtually definitely carrying the primary mass manufacturing shipments of the Steam FrameValve’s new gaming headset.
Import information present that Valve’s distribution companion Ceva offloaded practically 32 metric tons of “Digital Actuality Units” on Valve’s behalf — or roughly 13 tons of precise product, after you subtract the roughly 3,700 kilogram weight of 5 40-foot delivery containers.
Talking of the Steam Machine, Valve’s stockpile could now have grown to 141 metric tons, as that’s roughly how a lot “Sport Consoles” product has arrived in 12,600kg containers since April twenty third.
And it seems like Valve in all probability acquired three shipments of Steam Deck handhelds in Might, two on Might 18th and one on Might thirtieth, judging by how these containers had the upper gross weight of 14,500kg. That’s usually how heavy Valve’s “Sport Console” containers have been earlier than the Steam Machine was introduced.
13 tons isn’t really quite a lot of VR headsets, after all, however maybe extra of them match right into a container than the Steam Machine console. They every weigh 654g (roughly 1.44lb) with a pair of wand controllers; back-of-the-napkin math suggests we’re in all probability speaking about fewer than 20,000 items proper now.
There won’t be that many Steam Machines within the US but, both: 141 metric tons might simply be fewer than 50,000 items at their increased 2.6kg weight per console, not counting any controllers or cables.
Valve confirmed days in the past that each the Steam Machine and Steam Body will launch this summerand has signaled that it needed to rethink costs as a result of of RAMageddon. Even when they’re dear, although, they could promote out shortly.
