Valve Raises Steam Deck Prices Citing Global Memory Shortages Driven by AI Datacenter Expansion
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Edmond Tran
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Summary
Valve has significantly increased the price of its Steam Deck handheld gaming console, citing global memory and storage shortages driven by the rapid expansion of AI datacenters. The company states the price hike reflects rising component costs and logistical challenges, while clarifying that the Steam Deck hardware itself remains unchanged. The price increase affects the OLED models, with the 512GB and 1TB variants seeing notable jumps.
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The new prices are due to the rising costs of both memory and storage, and 'reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole.'
Valve makes it clear that 'Steam Deck itself hasn't changed,' however.
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