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As a longtime Steam Deck evangelist (I have two in my home), I’ve long pointed to the console as a fantastic investment. You get a capable piece of kit that can handle a ton of games that have been released in the last few decades, a smooth console-like interface, and all the advantages of the PC ecosystem, like cheap games and free online play. Now, though, the Steam Deck OLED has jumped from $549 to $789 for the 512GB version, meaning a system that was already a little pricier than a Switch 2 is now costing 43% more than Nintendo’s latest hardware. In fact, the 1TB model is now $949, a 46% c
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…The rest of the Verified recommendations for the Machine are exactly the same as the Deck's. Despite price hikes, Steam hardware remains popular. Just recently, the Steam Deck instantly ran out…
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…949 top-tier Steam Deck OLED, and that the current Steam Machine pricing would likely be even higher, thanks to ongoing memory and general hardware shortages and price hikes over the ensuing…
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…That price hike has already come into effect in Japan. None of those price jumps has been quite as significant as the one the Steam Deck has just undergone, though. My guess…
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Valve hikes Steam Deck prices by more than 40%, blaming rising costs
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Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike
Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike
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I’m still shaking
I apologize in advance for the brag post, but I’m still in shock. Found a Steam Deck OLED 1TB at a pawn shop listed for $350 today. After the price hike, I figured an OLED was completely out of reach for me. Somehow I ta…
Why does the gaming community suddenly act like the Steam Deck is dead?
https://preview.redd.it/j7udt0tako4h1.png?width=1613&format=png&auto=webp&s=1941e40c1200e3d79a49608890c43db1159aae01 I'm not an early adopter. I got mine a few months before the price increase because I needed a new lapt…
Steam Deck Officially Gets Massive Price Increase
…While fans have been worried about the upcoming Steam Machine cost, a recent price hike for Valve's flagship Steam Deck is raising more than a few red flags, and will set…
It's Officially Time to Delay the Next Generation of PlayStation and Xbox Consoles
…Of course, everything from the PlayStation to the Xbox has seen price hikes over the past year, so this Steam Deck OLED Price Hike isn't new or even that unexpected (even…
Steam Machine Gets A New Release Window, But Still No Price
…an imminent price hike for the Switch 2 , and the most damning sign of all, the cost of a Steam Deck has risen significantly . Valve sold out of Steam Decks earlier this…