Valve has restocked its Steam Deck handheld gaming PC after months of shortages, but with significant price increases of $240-300 across all models due to component costs and supply chain issues. The base LCD model has been discontinued, leaving the 512GB OLED model at $789 and the 1TB model at $949, making them less competitive in the handheld gaming market. While competitors like Asus and Lenovo have similar pricing, the price hike is particularly notable for a device that's nearly three years old.
Background
The Steam Deck is Valve's handheld gaming PC that launched in 2022, competing in the growing portable PC gaming market against devices like the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go. It runs a custom Linux-based operating system called SteamOS and can play most PC games through Valve's Proton compatibility layer.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- May 28, 2026 at 03:02 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10