Steam Deck prices surge nearly 50%: 1TB OLED model now costs $949
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Andy Chalk
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Summary
Valve has significantly increased Steam Deck prices across all models, with the 512GB OLED rising from $549 to $789 and the 1TB OLED jumping from $649 to $949 — an increase of nearly 50%. The price hike is attributed to global economic conditions and component costs. In Canada, the 1TB model now costs $1,349 before taxes, pushing the total to over $1,500 in some provinces. The article expresses shock at the magnitude of the increase.
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It is perhaps not surprising that the price of the Steam Deck has gone up, given the state of everything, but even so, just how far it's jumped is straight-up shocking.
So you can enjoy the same gut-punch sticker shock I felt, this is what it looks like in my home country of Canada, where a 1TB Steam Deck now costs $1,349 plus applicable sales taxes—so, in my province, that sucker is going to ring up to well over $1,500.
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