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Valve Raises Steam Deck Prices Amid Memory Cost Spike
2 videos · score: 11,115 · first seen May 28, 2026
Valve raises Steam Deck pricing sharply — the base model up $300 to $790 and the 1TB OLED model jumping from $649 to $949 (a 45% increase) — attributed to rising memory/storage costs driven by AI demand for HBM.
Even The Steam Deck Got Hit
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Valve raised the 1 TB Steam Deck OLED price by 45% to $949, which the creator attributes not to greed but to a memory supply crisis driven by AI demand for HBM from Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron.
The Steam Deck Price Hike is BRUTAL
Austin Evans0 views/h
Valve has sharply increased the Steam Deck's price by $300, with the base model now $790 and the 1 TB model at $950, sparking backlash over what many see as unreasonable pricing.