Valve has lifted Steam Deck OLED prices by more than 40 percent, placing the 1TB model at $949 while both variants have returned to stock. The company cited rising component and logistics expenses, the latest in a wave of increases that also hit Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft amid elevated console costs.
Steam Deck itself hasnt changed; these new prices reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole.
It's a challenging market for home consoles in general, with prices higher than ever and consumers squeezed by a higher cost of living.
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