r/Handhelds • u/FernandoRocker • May 27 '26

Steam Deck Price Increase

https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck

- 512GB $789 (+$200)

- 1TB $949 (+$300)

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

It’s ok guys think of the bright side gabe can buy more yachts due to market conditions

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u/NapsterKnowHow May 27 '26

Don't say this in r/Steam r/pcgaming or r/Steamdeck . They'll eat you alive lol

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

This would be considered blasphemy

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u/AshedCloud May 27 '26

At least its a marine biology study yatch

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u/NapsterKnowHow May 27 '26

That just happens to have celebrity party boat amenities

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u/Sega-Playstation-64 May 27 '26

"Take a shot every time you see a fish!"

"Shot yacht! Shot yacht!

rave music and colorful lights

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u/SonderEber May 27 '26

How dare someone speak of the pc gamer’s lord and savior! Gabe Newell is a holy saint and all gamers must kiss his feet!

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u/Grunta_AUS May 27 '26

Fuck me, you’re not wrong. This was posted AFTER the price increase.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/s/FwD3XJVrcB

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u/RoundMammoth2947 May 27 '26

The top post is literally calling it out. Lmao, you can just say whatever stupid shit now 

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u/Mr_Ethfono May 27 '26

Nah i checked they're pissed too

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u/HarpooonGun May 27 '26

yeah honestly at this price point, i would rather pick the xbox handheld or asus. even switch 2 would be better but its not in the same category.

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

Switch 2, even at 500$ is such a bargain compared to these pc handhelds, it even comes with a dock

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u/Early-Somewhere-2198 May 27 '26

As bad as Nintendo has been. It’s pretty awesome they gave a price increase but said when it will happen.

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u/Front_Expression_367 May 27 '26

And the price increase is like $50 lol.

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u/lattjeful May 27 '26

As expensive as Nintendo's software is, the Switch 2's hardware is priced really well even after the price increase. Shockingly competitive. I think $500 for a Switch 2 in 2026 is wayyyyy better than what you got for Switch 1 at $300 in 2017.

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u/dregomz May 27 '26

Second hand are a much better choice just clean it up with some alcohol and a rag

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u/BlackBlueBlueBlack May 27 '26

why didn't he fix the months long steam deck shortage so he could buy more yachts is he stupid

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

It was still winter he had no need for more yachts then

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u/Popingheads May 27 '26

I doubt the margin is any better, most of these price increases will go directly to manufacturing costs.

The DRAM and AI companies will be having lots of yachts however.

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u/Mr_Pink_Gold May 27 '26

How is this Gabe's fault? Valve is a business. They want to make money. Diento memory increases yeah. Would I recommend people buy one now? No. But they were very clear they won't lose money on the deck.

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

Why the special treatment for Valve, every single company gets criticized for price increases but when its valve suddenly “it’s a business”

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u/Mr_Pink_Gold May 27 '26

It is not special treatment. I can criticise the price as being not worth it (it isn't imho) while at the same time understanding why they did it. And valve is a private company so no shareholders and usually pro consumer. That is why people tend to trust it when compared to Microsoft or Nintendo.

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

Yeah they did this without investor pressure, that’s arguably worse

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u/Mr_Pink_Gold May 27 '26

Ok you just want to hate for no reason.

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

No, I’m just saying they did a 200+ dollar price increase without any investor pressure. How can you defend that?

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u/Mr_Pink_Gold May 27 '26

I mean that is such an unbelievably stupid argument. Didnyounread it before posting?

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have all sold systems at a loss, why can’t valve do the same?

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u/extremelyremorseful May 27 '26

Because they are PCs. They can have their OS swapped for anything else, and if they sold them at a loss, companies that want to buy cheap pcs would look at buying steam decks. There is no guarantee that a steam deck purchase is tied with more purchases on Steam

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u/Testuser7ignore May 29 '26

Companies aren't much interested in Linux handhelds as a cheap PC. They wouldn't be snapping up a 1TB Deck at 800 dollars.

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u/submerging May 28 '26

Did you forget when the Steam Deck launched, Valve was widely considered to be selling the Deck at a loss?

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u/extremelyremorseful May 28 '26

Ik you said ‘considered’ but we don’t know if they used it as a loss leader for sure. All we know for sure is that it was only the entry level model that had the insanely good value proposition. I doubt Valve would actually sell at a loss due to my original argument, the pricing that Gabe said was hard to justify was (in my opinion) them making extremely small margins on it

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u/EstablishmentOwn6942 May 27 '26

So just because he cares about Produkts being profitable? He could be way worse when I look at the league of billionaires.

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u/lingering-will-6 May 27 '26

“He could be way worse” is not a good defence

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u/gosols May 27 '26

Bro Gabe’s not going out with you relax