Valve's Steam Deck Is Back in Stock, But It Comes With a Shocking Price Hike
Valve has announced a significant price increase for its Steam Deck, with costs rising by up to $300. The company attributes this hike to rising memory prices and global logistical challenges. Despite the price changes, Valve assures customers that orders will be fulfilled within three to five business days.
- ▪The Steam Deck OLED 512GB now costs $789, up from $549.
- ▪The Steam Deck OLED 1TB model is priced at $949, an increase from $649.
- ▪Valve cited rising memory and storage costs as a primary reason for the price hike.
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- ▪ Steam Deck OLED is back in stock with a $300 price hike — TechSpot
- ▪ Valve’s Massive Price Hikes Just Ruined the Steam Deck — Gizmodo
- ▪ Steam Deck Gets Massive Price Hike — GameSpot — Top
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Ouch: Valve is raising the price of the Steam Deck by up to $300, and blaming it on rising memory prices and "global logistical" issues.On Wednesday, the company announced that the Steam Deck was back in stock, but with some ugly pricing updates. The Steam Deck OLED 512GB now costs $789, up from $549. The Steam Deck OLED 1TB model is $949, an increase from $649. Valve noted: “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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