Valve Raises Steam Deck OLED Prices by Up to $300
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Valve raises Steam Deck OLED prices, with the 1TB model jumping roughly $300. SomeOrdinaryGamers, penguinz0 and YongYea all report the increase the same day; two days later YongYea covers Epic's Tim Sweeney getting called out for criticizing the hike given Epic's own layoffs.

Wow That's a Huge Price Increase
Valve sharply increased Steam Deck OLED prices by nearly 50% without warning, discontinuing the LCD base model and fueling speculation about the future cost of Steam Machine.

guess we're not buying computers anymore...
Valve's Steam Deck OLED price hike to $1,100-$1,300 CAD in Canada prompts the creator to argue it's no longer worth recommending over the Xbox Ally X with Linux installed.

Epic CEO Gets Dunked On After Hypocritically Dissing Valve For Raising Steam Deck Prices
Tim Sweeney mocked Valve's Steam Deck price hike by referencing Gabe Newell's yacht, but backlash erupted over Epic's mass layoffs and firing an employee with cancer, exposing his hypocrisy.

Valve Announce $300 Price Increase For Steam Deck OLED...
Valve has raised the price of the 1 TB OLED Steam Deck from $650 to $950, marking its largest price jump yet and drawing criticism for being unjustifiably high given the competition from devices like the Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox ROG Ally X.