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.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: LoftyIt's easy to assume power by claiming "national security" or some kind of crisis. I'm not Canadian, but I imagine Carney feels he can, or must, do whatever he feels is necessary to counter Canada's southern neighbor; and the Liberals will move in lockstep with him. Any attempt to undermine Carney from within will be viewed as an attempt to undermine Canada. I mean, the Prime Minister is only doing what's necessary to protect Canadian sovereignty, right? When you have a southern neighbor currently being ruled by scum such as He Who Shall Not Be Named, everything's on the table.Quoting: Purple Library GuyAt this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.Just about every global leader right now is attempting to become a king of sorts. it seem they believe that the writing is on the wall for Democracy as we know it. Like there is some greater project happening behind the scenes.
Anyway, on the topic of the Steam Deck price increase, it's unfortunate. I am truly fortunate to have gotten my current Deck well before all this; but I nonetheless saddened that this price increase will keep others from enjoying one.
Last edited by CyborgZeta on 28 May 2026 at 10:20 pm UTC
Quoting: CyborgZetaYes, perhaps it is that.Quoting: LoftyIt's easy to assume power by claiming "national security" or some kind of crisis. I'm not Canadian, but I imagine Carney feels he can, or must, do whatever he feels is necessary to counter Canada's southern neighbor; and the Liberals will move in lockstep with him. Any attempt to undermine Carney from within will be viewed as an attempt to undermine Canada. I mean, the Prime Minister is only doing what's necessary to protect Canadian sovereignty, right? When you have a southern neighbor currently being ruled by scum such as He Who Shall Not Be Named, everything's on the table.Quoting: Purple Library GuyAt this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.Just about every global leader right now is attempting to become a king of sorts. it seem they believe that the writing is on the wall for Democracy as we know it. Like there is some greater project happening behind the scenes.
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