Valve hikes Steam Deck prices by more than 40%, blaming rising costs
6 hours ago
- #Price Hike
- #Gaming Industry
- #Steam Deck
- Valve increased Steam Deck OLED prices by over 40% due to rising memory and storage costs, with the 512GB model now at $789 (up 43%) and the 1TB at $949 (up 46%).
- The company cited global component costs and logistical challenges, discontinuing cheaper LCD models and leaving only OLED versions available directly from Valve.
- Gamers expressed disappointment, and industry analysts speculate the price hikes might impact the release or cost of Valve's anticipated Steam Machine gaming PC.
- The broader industry has seen similar price increases, with Sony raising PS5 prices and PlayStation Plus costs, and Nintendo announcing higher Switch 2 prices from September.
- Xbox countered the trend by lowering Game Pass subscription prices but removed day-one access to new Call of Duty games.