The dBrand Companion Cube Steam Machine Case Is Live, And We Have One
dBrand has launched a Portal-themed Companion Cube enclosure for Valve's unreleased Steam Machine.
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Source diversity sample: Rock Paper Shotgun · Forbes · VideoCardz.com · Siliconera · Gizmodo · t3.com · PC Guide · IGN.
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📍 Where it landed
The dBrand Companion Cube case for the Steam Machine was released and immediately available for pre-order. The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 66d ago, after coverage quieted.
Answered
What is the price of the 'Poverty Cube' option?
According to VideoCardz.com, the 'Poverty Cube' option costs $99.95.
When will the Companion Cube case arrive?
PC Guide reports that the case arrives next month.
Does dBrand offer other matching accessories?
Yes, PC Guide states there is a matching Steam Controller skin.
🌍 How it travelled
Archynetys detected this story across 6 language editions of the world's news.
Detected by matching proper nouns and figures that survive translation. Times reflect when each edition's coverage was first indexed.
Where it stands
dBrand has opened pre-orders for a Companion Cube case designed for the Steam Machine. The product rollout includes a matching Steam Controller skin, and shipments are expected to arrive next month.
Coverage from Forbes, IGN, and The Verge emphasizes the Portal theme of the enclosure. VideoCardz.com reports a "Poverty Cube" option priced at $99.95, while t3.com notes the release coincides with a potential pre-order announcement for the Steam Machine itself.
Future developments depend on the official status of the unreleased Steam Machine, with t3.com indicating a possible announcement today.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 70d ago.
The reporting (10)
- The Steam Machine's Companion Cube case is big, expensive, and based on a 19-year-old joke, so I hate how well-made it is Rock Paper Shotgun · 69d ago
- This Is A Triumph—Dbrand Converts Steam Machine Into Companion Cube Forbes · 70d ago
- Dbrand launches Companion Cube enclosure for Steam Machine, "Poverty Cube" option costs $99.95 VideoCardz.com · 70d ago
- Steam Machine Companion Cube PC Case Cover Appears Siliconera · 70d ago
- A Companion Cube Cover for Your Steam Machine (Which You Still Can’t Buy) Is Now for Sale Gizmodo · 70d ago
- Steam Machine pre-order announcement could come today, and here's a Companion Cube case for it already t3.com · 70d ago
- Steam Machine Companion Cube now up for pre order, arrives next month with matching Steam Controller skin PC Guide · 70d ago
- "We Do What We Must, Because We Can": Dbrand Opens Preorders for Its Jaw-Dropping Portal-Themed Companion Cube Case for Valve's Unreleased Steam Machine IGN · 70d ago
- Dbrand just opened preorders for its Steam Machine Companion Cube. The Verge · 70d ago
- The dBrand Companion Cube Steam Machine Case Is Live, And We Have One Steam Deck HQ · 70d ago
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