Valve announced today that the Steam Deck is finally properly back in stock, but they now come with a much higher price tag. I was wondering how long it would be until it happened, as Valve held off quite some time on it while seemingly every other hardware vendor put their prices up.
In the announcement Valve said "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. We’ll keep you updated if anything changes."
New prices (inclusive of VAT where applicable):
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Steam Deck OLED 512GB:
- USD $789 (originally $549)
- CAD 1,129 (originally $689)
- EUR 779 (originally €569)
- GBP 649 (originally £479)
- AUD 1,199 (originally $899)
- PLN 3,279 (originally 2,599 PLN)
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Steam Deck OLED 1TB:
- USD $949 (originally $649)
- CAD 1,349 (originally $819)
- EUR 919 (originally €679)
- GBP 779 (originally £569)
- AUD 1,429 (originally $1,049)
- PLN 3,879 (originally 3,099 PLN)
Those prices are quite a tough pill to swallow compared to the originals, which were pretty great value. That brings the pricing a fair bit closer to more powerful systems from other hardware vendors. Although still nowhere near the price of the likes of the Legion Go 2 (which starts at £1,440!).
What this does is leave me even more concerned on the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame, if we're seeing such prices for the Steam Deck, both are likely to be a bit more than anyone was hoping for.
But, I do hope this means some more developers might look to actually optimise their games further, because hardware to run the latest AAA games is getting crazy expensive. We can certainly hope anyway.
Thank you once again to all the companies pushing generative AI, you're truly destroying everything.
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Seems to be No Other Choice
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Now I wish I had bought one before, nearly 40% increase is insane.
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Mohandevir 8 hours ago
Quoting: Mountain ManYeah right... On that, I agree to disagree.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
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Quoting: Mountain ManAs a lefty, I think he's been making some questionable decisions, but I'd be fascinated to know what you think are his questionable decisions.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
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Quoting: KlaasAnd all the bad forced AI translation that you get shoved in your face when you're in...when you're anywhere outside England or its former colonies.Germany
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Quoting: GustyGhostI get that your angry about all of this as are a lot of people. But i don't think dunking on people with a 'lower cognitive aptitude' is very fair. Comes off as condescending & elitist.Quoting: StellaAI is aimbotting for the mind. It enables individuals of lower cognitive aptitude to compete with those of the average. All of this AI induced destruction is so that mouth breathers can offload their thinking outside their skull.Quoting: KlaasThank you AI. The prices – like the RPI ones – are horrible.I hope all the AI generated slop was worth it for this.
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psycho_driver 7 hours ago
Ooph
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Well, its only a matter of time before Asus, MSI, and Lenovo follow suit. The age of the affordable PC handheld may be coming to an end...
Last edited by PaldinoX on 28 May 2026 at 12:25 am UTC
Last edited by PaldinoX on 28 May 2026 at 12:25 am UTC
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Really disappointing news. I guess the writing is on the wall for the Steam Machine. I suppose the Steam Frame as well. I guess I'll be sticking with what I have already.
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Mohandevir 7 hours ago
Quoting: Purple Library GuyNot sure it's the right place for political debate. This said I think our Prime Minister is doing what he can with what he has been given, considering the context. Not sure what he should do. Bending the knee to... Would have disatrous consequences.Quoting: Mountain ManAs a lefty, I think he's been making some questionable decisions, but I'd be fascinated to know what you think are his questionable decisions.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
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This reads as Valve asking for a quote regarding RAM and NVMe, and getting the middle finger instead. And taking it. Concerning, to say the least.
Unless this is a bizarre attempt to subsidise Steam Machines those are basically DOA at this point.
Last edited by such on 28 May 2026 at 1:40 am UTC
Unless this is a bizarre attempt to subsidise Steam Machines those are basically DOA at this point.
Last edited by such on 28 May 2026 at 1:40 am UTC
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Mohandevir 5 hours ago
Quoting: suchThis reads as Valve asking for a quote regarding RAM and NVMe, and getting a middle finger instead. And taking it. Concerning, to say the least.I was very hyped by the Steam Machines, but at this price point, I'll dust off my Cougar QBX case and build something out of spare parts.
Unless this is a bizarre attempt to subsidise Steam Machines those are basically DOA at this point.
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Mountain Man 5 hours ago
Quoting: Purple Library GuyIf you know, then you know. That's all I will say on the matter.Quoting: Mountain ManAs a lefty, I think he's been making some questionable decisions, but I'd be fascinated to know what you think are his questionable decisions.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
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Holy Cow, this makes the Steam prohibitive if you live in a country where its not officially sold, because there was already a markup for import taxes and shipping!
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mr-victory 2 hours ago
Yea my 2015 mb air is not getting an upgrade anytime soon.
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MasterSleort 1 hour ago
You can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
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Quoting: KlaasThank you AI. The prices – like the RPI ones – are horrible.Yeah, a $40 rpi suddenly costing $140.
But odroids do not have the same markup somehow. An odroid-m1s (rockchip) with 8G is the same price as a rpi. And the Odroid xu4 still runs laps around an rpi4. I have no doubt an M1S still runs laps around a rpi5.
The M1S 4GB is a fraction of a current rpi.
So yeah, there is something weird going on. How is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.
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Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed.Are you complaining about the Valve post? Because Liam's article lists the original prices (unless he added those after the fact?).
Quoting: ArdjeHow is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.Stockpile of pre-RAMpocalypse inventory?
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hardpenguin 12 minutes ago
From being the most affordable to the "only for hardcore hobbyists" niche 🫤
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