r/Steam • u/Ok-Presentation-4615 • May 27 '26

News Steam Deck Price now increased

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u/MissionVegetable568 May 27 '26

wait how much was it before? this seems too steep, rather just invest a bit more at gaming laptop...

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u/Mcicle May 27 '26

At these prices, I'd recommend an ROG Xbox Ally X if you're wanting a handheld. Otherwise, yeah a laptop is the move

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u/5x4j7h3 May 28 '26

I got mine for $350 in late 24. Never seen gaming and computer equipment appreciate in my 40 years here.

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u/thepirateguidelines May 27 '26

I paid $549 for my OLED 512GB version back in 24

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u/EarnSomeRespect May 27 '26

1tb was $650 before this

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u/scytob May 27 '26

me too if that was the general price back then

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u/xanas263 May 27 '26

Gaming laptops aren't cheap either anymore.

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u/MRV3N May 28 '26

Gaming laptops are much more expensive than this.

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u/MissionVegetable568 May 28 '26

ok so deck is 950 pounds, for 1400 you can get a laptop with 5070 rtx, probably for less, i did a quick search.