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[DryvBy]

The "I can't buy a house thanks to boomers" starter pack. What is wrong with people?

 

[LiquidMetal14]

People that want it are to to pay. I'm not a fan of the price but there has been a pent up demand from the shortages so naturally you would expect a surge.

 

[M.W.]

Wasn't it sold out prior to the price increase?

 

[LyricalShrike]

K-shaped economy bro. Millionaires are numerous enough that they have become a dedicated mass market segment. Higher earning workers are thriving while everybody else is stagnating or falling.

 

[CobraAB]

People that want it are to to pay. I'm not a fan of the price but there has been a pent up demand from the shortages so naturally you would expect a surge.

Show available to me. Just went to the Steam Store.

Why someone would pay the price is a bit mind boggling but hey, its your money.

 

[SoloCamo]

Hardly justifiable at the prior price and definitely not worth it now. Hardware prices or not, that's an insane increase for OLD, slow, hardware.

 

[schaft0620]

Wasn't it sold out before the price increase?

 

[Shogmaster]

In another news, Valve revises Steam Machine MSRP from $1200 to $2400...

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Wario must be in Spain...its been in stock (and still is) all day here in the states.

Spoiler: ¡pobre de mí!

 

[IFireflyl]

Wasn't it sold out before the price increase?

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steam_hardware/announcements/detail/672869045073085539

Steam Deck OLED is back in stock, with a price increase for both models due to rising memory and storage costs.

New prices (inclusive of VAT where applicable):

• Steam Deck OLED 512GB: Now $789 USD; CAD 1,129; EUR 779; GBP 649; AUD 1,199; PLN 3,279
• Steam Deck OLED 1TB: Now $949 USD; CAD 1,349; EUR 919; GBP 779; AUD 1,429; PLN 3,879

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.

Read more about Steam Deck on its product page, and follow the Steam Hardware Blog to stay up-to-date on all Steam Hardware news.

Either they had an insanely tiny restock, or people were just chomping at the bit, prices be damned. Or scalpers, possibly. I do like that they were very clear that this isn't anything new, and that the updated prices were solely due to an increase in component pricing. Not that it softens the blow on that price.

 

[damidu]

all dozens of them lol

 

[Pop]

Still up here in Merica. Look the vast majority are not going to buy consoles at this price. Gaming will collapse or we will all be using the cloud

 

[SoloCamo]

In another news, Valve revises Steam Machine MSRP from $1200 to $2400...

read my mind

 

[OLED_Gamer]

I mean, people buy 5090s.

 

[CrustyBritches]

It is sold out in the US. They even had refurb units for a little bit, but I wasn't able to get past the payment part it kept saying my PayPal was invalid and then it was sold out 30secs later. Sucks I would have loved to have a backup for $280 or $320.

 

[coffinbirth]

You would have to be retarded to spend $1K on a Steam Deck in 2026.

 

[kiphalfton]

I felt bad paying $400 or whatever for the 64gb (?) base model years ago.

These prices through. Hell nah.

 

[Alebrije]

End of an era....

 

[kiphalfton]

End of an era....

At one point I would have argued it was better value than the Switch. Now, no freaking way.

 

[Witchilich]

They probably didn't have much stock to begin with

 

[DavidGzz]

 

[Lionel Richie]

They probably didn't have much stock to begin with

Yep, the price increase was actually a way out of the hardware, like discontinuing it without discontinuing it. I very much doubt it will get a lot of stock from here on out.