Valve’s Massive Price Hikes Just Ruined the Steam Deck
Valve has significantly increased the prices of its Steam Deck OLED models, with the 512GB version now costing $790 and the 1TB version priced at $950. The company cited rising component costs and global logistical challenges as reasons for the price hikes. While refurbished models are available at lower prices, the overall trend in gaming hardware pricing is upward, affecting various manufacturers.
- ▪Valve has raised the prices of the Steam Deck OLED models significantly.
- ▪The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $790, up from $550, while the 1TB version is priced at $950, up from $650.
- ▪Refurbished models are available, but they are still more expensive than the original launch prices.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Steam Deck OLED is back in stock with a $300 price hike — TechSpot
- ▪ Valve's Steam Deck Is Back in Stock, But It Comes With a Shocking Price Hike — PCMag
- ▪ Steam Deck Gets Massive Price Hike — GameSpot — Top
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If you didn’t already grab a Steam Deck OLED in the last few years, you may be out of luck. Valve’s nearly 3-year-old handheld PC now costs close to $1,000 for a version with 1TB of storage. Valve had already discontinued the Steam Deck LCD in December 2025. On Wednesday, the makers of Steam spiked prices for all lingering OLED models. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $790, up from $550. The 1TB version will hit your wallet for $950, up from $650. The items were previously listed as “Sold Out” on Steam, but after the price hikes, they are available to buy once more. We don’t suggest you do. In a blog post, Valve wrote, “Steam 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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