Valve raises Steam Deck OLED prices up to 46%, citing component shortages and rising costs
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Richard Speed
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Summary
Valve has significantly increased prices on its Steam Deck OLED handheld gaming PC, with the 512GB model rising from $549 to $789 and the 1TB model jumping over 46% to $949. The company attributes the price hikes to rising component costs, particularly memory and storage, as well as global logistical challenges. This follows a broader industry trend of vendors passing silicon cost increases to consumers, similar to Raspberry Pi's recent price adjustments.
Key quotes
· 1 pulledSteam Deck itself hasn't changed; these new prices reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole.
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