Steam Frame reservation results are in
TechTalesLeo at Digital Tech Explorer is tracking Valve’s first-round Steam Frame reservation results. If you signed up for the Steam Frame, Valve has completed its one-time randomization to separate reserved buyers from the waitlist. Check your inbox for Valve’s reservation email, then compare your result with the community data already coming in.
Steam Frame community data shows a narrow split
The Steam Frame community reporting site created by Steam Frame reporter coah80 asks users whether they were reserved, waitlisted, or still waiting for an email. With 35,000 and counting responses, the current snapshot is:
- 44.7% reserved a unit.
- 51.6% are on the waitlist.
- 3.8% have not received an email yet.
Those figures provide one of the clearest early views of Steam Frame reservation odds available from community responses.
How the Steam Frame waitlist works
Users who signed up through Valve’s Steam Frame Store page were entered into a one-time raffle on September 17. That raffle determined who has a reserved unit and who moves to the Steam Frame waitlist. Reserved units are offered first. If a reserved buyer does not complete the purchase, the unit moves to the next person. After the reserved pool is cleared, Valve will work through the waitlist.
New signups now join the back of that line. At the time of writing, the waitlist is at least 18,254 customers long, though the true number may be higher because many signed-up users may not know the community site exists.
The 256 GB Steam Frame is the more popular choice
The Steam Frame comes in two capacities: 256 GB and 1 TB. The 256 GB model is the cheaper option and can be the better fit for streaming-focused use. Internal storage cannot be upgraded, but a microSD card can expand the library, which matters less if you are mostly streaming games rather than storing a large local library.
The community site also collects model preference and location data. Country by country, the 256 GB Steam Frame is the more popular option. The upgrade to the larger model costs only $240 more, which is enough to change some buyers’ minds. A smaller premium in pre-memory-crisis times could have reversed those stats.
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