Valve raises Steam Deck prices, 1TB OLED now $949

NoonDragoon313

oh that steam machine price is gonna be real bad

Wario64256

Steam Deck units now back in stock store.steampowered.com/steamdeck LCD Refurb in-stock ($279/$319/$359 no increase) store.steampowered.com/sale/steamde... Info "these new prices reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole"

Ajay Kundlas166

Oh the steam machine is DEAD DEAD ON ARRIVAL. Like WTF???

redstormpopcorn134

that money could go toward great causes like constructing a blender large enough to fit the entire executive suites of Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia

TruelyJohn6488

Man FUCK NINTENDO I can't believe they did this

DevAesthetic 🏳️‍⚧️58

As a Deck owner, This shit still sucks

Deerb Boy (VA commissions open)43

Data centers are the fault

Mist36

GGs That Steam Machine is going to be over 1000+

Mnooper31

i will not have a good nights sleep until im able to read sam altmans obituary

Fizz-sama ✨30

Well there goes my hopes of ever getting an OLED

Meowstic Sue ΘΔ25

The same people who gave the other companies shit for this explaining how Valve is innocent here

ctg86722

Appreciate valve being transparent about them giving up on the hardware business lol. These prices are a joke

lunarnight23.bsky.social21

The future of gaming is incredibly bleak. It isn’t because of the “UE5 look” or microtransactions, wokeness, or any other stuff parroted by ragebait Youtubers, but because the future of ownership of media as a whole is coming to an end. No affordability will play an incredibly big part in that.

Quiz21

I guess I owe Playstation an apology, shit really *is* That Bad.

Jay’s Art Corner17

Fucking yikes. I’m glad I own one but this does not bode well for the steam machine. :/

Saturn🪐- OCPosting Era17

...Yknow what maybe I'll just get one of those third-party handhelds and load it up with a bunch of emulators if that's the way it's gonna be

Sef Highwind ΘΔ12

This has me terrified on how the steam frame is gonna be priced

no10

Imo kinda crazy when you take into account that the switch 2 technically has better performance and only got a 50 dollar prince increase

Steam Deck 2 is gonna be $1,500-$2,000 then? This timeline sucks.

Alex8

congrats to all assholes everywhere who got so hyped about AI because it displaced the people they didn’t like. we’re in the future now and it sucks ass

Jet Set Alejandro Future8

So uhhh how many people feeling good about that Steam Machine price/release date…if it ever does release? 😬

Jenny Greene7

still out of stock So it's Schrödinger's price increase 😂 😭

willsnipe4foods.bsky.social7

Steam Machine price is gonna be brutal oof

jessehadfield.bsky.social7

Both models are now >$1100 CAD. What the fuck

finkelstein7

How do you raise the price on something that doesn't exist

CheeseBoar6

Holy fuuuuuck, what is anything anymore. The Steam Machine isn't going to sell *anything,* if this is any indication.

AuraChannelerChris6

By far the WORST price increase among other consoles but just price tags being as glaring as the PS5 consoles.

.308s and Heartbreak6

And you dont even own your games LMAO

Koda89 - ENVTuber ^( ;,; )^6

‪Damn, so me getting my 256GB LCD Steam Deck for $320 on Black Friday was genuinely a last copter out-type moment for me, LOL.‬

cris6

$300 increase is absolutely WILD

Doctor Cucumber6

Hey remember when the steam controller was $5?

SparksandFlares5

I think its safe to say the industry is effectively doomed atp right? It might be a good time to start finding other interests.

EliotBallade5

Steam machine is gonna be at least 1200 bucks

Rose @ Ratgirl Spring 🏳️‍⚧️5

an ROG ally x is only like 50 dollars more now and has better specs, steam deck has practically lost the value advantage it had.

Tripper (Shibe)4

Welp I'll never be able to afford a Steam Deck I guess lmao

Jim Blount4

Man, I'm going back to reading books because screw this.

Russell Devine4

I think the entire pivot into Steam hardware may fail with the current market conditions. Valve just had the worst luck imaginable in terms of timing and too many consumers will be priced out.

QW4

And people said that steam would be the king of the gaming industry LMAO

Stevie G4

Holy crap. Makes my Lenovo Go S Z1E for $600 look like a freaking steal. Also runs Steam OS and it's more powerful.

rednaZ4

Those are some disgustingly significant increases making Sony and Nintendo look not as bad lol

d4rk0men.bsky.social4

They have taken our bread and now they come for our circuses!

Lievan4

Welp, guess I won’t get one now.

Alt4

It really should read "We killed our hardware project" cause nope. Steam Deck V1 is not worth that price.

SXY ORANGEJUICE3

Well I WAS gonna buy a Steam Deck...

Wobedraggled3

Glad I got mine at launch and did my own upgrades... sorry for others trying to get in now, literally do not bother. Get a tablet and controller, a retro handheld (Ayn/Anbernic/Powkiddy/etc) for now, you'll have a better time discovering older games you missed.

Harry3

Well I guess I absolutely won’t be getting a steam machine now lmao.

Nikomega (absolutely no one aka Lamplighter)3

probably to funnel people into buying the refurbished stock, they prob dont expect anyone buying ts cuz its hella overpriced

Peter G3

That's a hell of a price increase.

Noah3

Love mine to death but man that's a hard sell

Silverrain643

Good lord. Sounds like they need to restart production of the cheaper LCD ones.

Matt Maddox3

That's because all the RAM and GPUs are being used for AI

Fer 🇲🇽3

@supnovagy.bsky.social you wanted an SD OLED right? I'm sorry...

Octo_Gnome3

LMFGDAO!!! I didnt have the money to start with, AND I sure as fuck would NEVER pay a full months rent for a fucking handheld system. Especially not for something that is completely digital.

SuperKlyph3

We really don’t need AI.

jworble.bsky.social3

If it’s as expensive as a windows alternative I honestly don’t think it’s worth it at all

Ichiki ⭐3

And people will still eat it up like the obedient consumers they are, knowing how things go...

Aaron Izakowitz2

I'm impressed Switch 2 price hike wasn't way worse than it was tbh

TalkingGoatTTV2

Well fuck my fucking ass right in the fucking ass.

RedCervidae2

1000 dollary doos?! Well ... Guess I'm never upgrading my 64gb 😭

Matt Miller2

I love my Steam Deck but that’s insulating! In no world is it worth that price.

Peter Mulholland2

Wow so much shite being spouted here. The reason for the price raise is the cost of DRAM. Simple as that. Anyone with any experience in the electronics industry will tell you that.

Fan of Buff Coach Dan Campbell Team2

My impulse buy of a PS5 a couple months ago is starting to look like a good one. Yeesh.

Sweet Toast2

Damn that’s way too high…. I’m so grateful that I bought my steam deck the time that I did. It makes the switch 2 look affordable (can’t afford a switch 2 atm tho)

sailor otome | preparing for return! ♡2

WELL NVM I GUESS damn

Richard Valera2

As someone who was very excited about the steam machine and steam frame; this is ROUGH 😭

Sean Zeidler l2

…Steam Machine is going to be $1000, huh?

Shadehawk2

Me: I'd love a steam deck but 600 dollars is way out of my price range... Maybe it'll come down... Valve: *grabs the sandpaper condoms*

Blaster13602

Do. We. Need. More. Reasons. To. Hate. AI. Yet?

Yu Schwarz2

Steam machine will be around 1500 or even more at this rate. what a joke lmao

Victor Hensley2

Yeaaaaaah I’m never getting a Steam Deck at this point

oshata.bsky.social2

Steam deck, pretty good ROI

Cuff2

Oohhh boy did I buy at the right time. Upgrading the PC and getting my OLED steam deck in December was a little more money than I wanted to spend, but every day that goes buy makes it clear that was definitely the right choice

gabsagala.bsky.social2

Now that playstation got the heat from raising their price, the rest can follow without a care in the world.

Keiros2

To hell with AI and techbros for all this nonsense happening. =/

Alphy"alpha"Royal2

well so much for low pricing.. FUCK AI AND FUCK MICROSLOP I know that shitty ass corporate is 100% responsible for this after getting scared of valve

Gunstroke2

The AI bubble can't burst fast enough. Not like I didn't see this coming between that, and the tariff costs.

⟣ Nallei ⟢ ∞ 🏳️‍🌈2

ppl don't hate AI enough. :P