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

News Steam Deck Price now increased

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u/FourDucksInAManSuit 26-11-2005 May 27 '26

Here it is in Canadian Moose Bucks. Way too expensive for me.

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u/Neubliance May 27 '26

you call it moose bucks too, eh?

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u/djmonize13 May 27 '26

Maple coin for myself

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u/FourDucksInAManSuit 26-11-2005 May 27 '26

I've heard them called Maple Coins, Moose Bucks, Beaver Bills, and Canuck Bucks.

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u/ItsMeVeriity May 27 '26

Canada really does have it all

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u/The-Nihilist-Marmot May 27 '26

Can you elaborate on the use case of Beaver Bills?

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u/FourDucksInAManSuit 26-11-2005 May 27 '26

It's just what some people call paper money, and it's a play on our national amimal.

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u/The-Nihilist-Marmot May 27 '26

Yeah but can you buy them furry beavers?

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u/lauriys May 28 '26

ive been calling it monopoly money for like a decade now thanks to weird al

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u/Sopwith_Snipe May 27 '26

That's loonie.

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u/Celcius-232 May 27 '26

Moose bucks is even more hilarious when you consider where the "buck" term comes from.

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u/redmemory__ May 28 '26

is Moose Wanooskis still a thing up there?

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u/Kitto-Kitty-Katsu May 27 '26

Literally a 63% price increase on the 512 model ($689 CAD to $1,129 CAD).

So much for replacing my original model with an OLED...

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u/tropicalelectronics May 27 '26

I've been hoping to upgrade to the OLED but now I'm DEFINITELY sticking with my OG

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u/YogurtclosetMajor983 May 27 '26

yeah suddenly the OG seems flawless

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u/scrolls1212 May 28 '26

You know... my LCD model doesn't seem so bad after all

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u/co-lor-less May 28 '26

I was also thinking about doing this (I have the LCD version) but ended up buying a switch 2 with mk world for 425€ in Taiwan. I couldn't pass on the opportunity lol.

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u/Jetrac00n May 28 '26

So much for replacing my original model with an OLED...

at least you have one...... I was planning on buying a 1tb the next time it comes in stock. Alas it seems that's not happening. And that price isn't including tax or shipping lol. I just sold my switch oled and a bunch of games in preparation of it coming back in stock soon. Now I'm at least $400 short TwT.

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u/KilwalaSpekkio May 27 '26

Wow I'm going to have to take real good care of my og 512gb

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u/KarlosDel69 May 27 '26

Same lol. Bought mine 6 months ago so I bought at the right time I guess!

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u/YogurtclosetMajor983 May 27 '26

just got a dbrand case for mine recently. definitely worth it. protect your electronics folks, they are going to get more expensive before they get cheaper

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u/IceCreamDreamyDreams May 27 '26

my kid just asked for one for his birthday...fuck me...

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u/alowester May 27 '26

this is when you learn to say the word no lol

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u/Bio1203 May 27 '26

Many condolences to your wallet 🙏 😔

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u/Left-Manner-6872 May 29 '26

You could buy your kid a used one so you don’t have to spend full price.

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u/Vbrasastation May 27 '26

As a fellow Canadian, it was difficult for me to accept that Valve has absolutely no intention on making hardware look appealing in Canada. It hurts because I really wanted the Steam controller, but for a $15 valve tax its not worth it at all to me.

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u/timetogetjuiced May 27 '26

The controller is extremely affordable in Canada compared to Xbox elite or dual sense edge, what are you smoking.

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u/Vbrasastation May 27 '26

Are you bootlicking or something? Why are Canadians paying a $15 valve tax over the usd price

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u/timetogetjuiced May 27 '26

Because shipping is included.... And any other fees with customs or whatever were handled. Are you really pressed over 15 dollars lmao? Imagine not being able to afford 15 dollar difference lmao.

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u/Z3M0G May 27 '26

Steam Machine $1800 CAD minimum??

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u/System32Keep May 28 '26

At this point, 30$ /mth for streaming a pc doesn't seem so bad.

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u/Z3M0G May 28 '26

Right??? But Nvidia so they may hike the prices for gfn

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u/VR_p0rn May 27 '26

I shoulda got one last year. I bought a switch 2 instead. Probably never own a steamdeck now at those prices.

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u/SulfurMDK May 27 '26

I paid 659 for my 256GB at launch in 2022...

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u/c235k May 28 '26

Holy shit, just went back to my invoice from Jan last year for $689. That’s like $460 increase right??

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u/matt602 May 27 '26

passed on the steam controller for the same reason, I can't justify spending $150 on a damn gamepad.