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• @sadlyitsbradley Brad Lynch on x

  Take this with a grain of salt, because it was just whispers in my ear But back when I was told a figure for what Valve's estimated price they'd have to set the starting price of Steam Machine, it was still higher than today's Steam Deck prices.. And that was 2 months ago..

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  this isn't a good sign for Steam Machine pricing. Consoles and PCs just keep getting more expensive and I do fear for where this sends the game industry and PC market

• @mranthropology Rich Stroffolino on bluesky

  It's not just that AI features are being shoved into every piece of software, the industry drive to do so is actively making the hardware consumers actually want either ridiculously expensive or worse.  [embedded post]

• @tcarmody Tim Carmody on bluesky

  I had a preorder for the Steam Deck back at launch, but I canceled it because I eventually decided it was too expensive back THEN.  Now I wish I'd sold it arbitrage style [embedded post]

• @seanhollister Sean Hollister on bluesky

  A $789 Steam Deck changes everything.  Hate to say it, but the golden age of gaming handhelds is over. www.theverge.com/games/938451...

• Gameranx Ryan Parreno on x

  Steam Deck OLED Back In Stock With Drastic Price Increases “Due To Rising Memory and Storage Costs”

• @paultassi Paul Tassi on x

  luckily, all of us have gotten 45% pay raises this year

• @pirat_nation @pirat_nation on x

  Valve just raised Steam Deck OLED prices in the US while the devices are still out of stock, and the increase is insane New prices: 512GB OLED: $549 → $789 1TB OLED: $649 → $949 A $949 Steam Deck now costs as much as some high-end gaming laptops and premium handheld PCs [image]

• @kiwitalkz @kiwitalkz on x

  People who act like the Steam Deck is somehow a threat to the Switch 2 are hilarious, this thing barely sold 5 million units globally and it will dive off a cliff after this price hike. Most countries you can't buy it(like here in NZ, you have to import it.), no marketing behind

• @genepark Gene Park on x

  the steam deck is a top 3 gaming device or console i've ever owned. it's also now no longer worth buying. i wanted to get another spare one but so much for that. unbelievably, the xbox rog ally x is now vastly better priced atm at $1,000, more powerful than steam deck.

• @govpressoffice @govpressoffice on x

  DONALD TRUMP CONTINUES THE BIGGEST PRICE HIKE ON GAMERS EVER https://kotaku.com/...

• @jezcorden Jez on x

  I expect PlayStation and Xbox to increase prices again before this is all over. CHINESE MEMORY PLS SAVE US.

• @thegoblinnn @thegoblinnn on x

  @Wario64 Literally no reason to buy it at that price. I own a Steam Deck and a Lenovo Legion Go, and the legion runs circles around the deck for basically the same price.

• @cade_onder Cade Onder on x

  In December I bought a Steam Deck and then I got laid off in January, so I was like... damn maybe I shouldn't have spent that money. Now that I see this, I am glad I made the decision that I did lmao

• @synthpotato @synthpotato on x

  950$ for a Steam Deck 900$ for a PS5 Pro 650$ for an Xbox Series X 600$ for a PS5 500$ for a Switch 2 Gaming has become unaffordable, this literally can't be sustainable.

• @sadlyitsbradley Brad Lynch on x

  Setting the expectations for Steam Machine price..

• @carygolomb Cary Golomb on x

  It is such a crazy time that I'm actually saying out loud, actually don't even bother getting a Steam Deck OLED, just get the Xbox ALLY X

• @skillful__ @skillful__ on x

  @Wario64 Jesus christ now the Steam Deck is arguably one of the worst deals in the handheld market LOL yikes You can get an ally x at this point and it'll run games significantly better

• @gosuprime022 @gosuprime022 on x

  @Wario64 whether people like Nintendo or not, the Switch 2 (msrp) is probably the best value handheld right now, you can emulate stuff on the deck which is nice BUT the hardware is getting pretty expensive Can get a switch 2 + online and you have hundreds of nes/snes/etc games to…

• @nintendeal @nintendeal on x

  In hindsight, Nintendo opting to release the Switch 2 with just 256 GB of UFS 3.1 was probably a smart move. Means they're able to keep the price of the console lower than other handhelds with higher storage capacity base models (Steam Deck OLED, etc). Passing the cost of

• @culturecrave @culturecrave on x

  Valve just raised Steam Deck prices in the US 🎮 • 1TB OLED $649 ➡️ $949 • 512GB OLED $549 ➡️ $789 “these new prices reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole” [image]

• @wario64 @wario64 on x

  Steam Deck LCD Refurbished is $279/$319/$359 on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/ ... May want to buy this very soon with the OLED price increases ($789/$949) [image]

• @wario64 @wario64 on x

  Steam Deck Refurbished units are in stock (LCD model price unaffected, OLED price increases) https://store.steampowered.com/ ... [image]

• @jaypeters.net Jay Peters on bluesky

  Valve has significantly increased the price of the Steam Deck.  Not a great sign for the price of the Steam Machine!  —  www.theverge.com/games/938340...

• r/GamingLaptops r on reddit

  Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200

• r/valve r on reddit

  Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200

• r/BetterOffline r on reddit

  Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200

• r/technology r on reddit

  Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 / The 1TB OLED model got a $300 price increase, and now costs $949.

• r/SteamDeck r on reddit

  The golden age of handheld gaming is already over