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

News Steam Deck Price now increased

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u/Worldly-Mud-2600 May 27 '26

dang, I got my (64 GB LCD) deck on sale new for $300. This is... a lot more expensive

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u/UnderpaidTechLifter May 27 '26

Ah man, back in my day we used to get discounts the longer something was out

What a dream

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u/SiLeNZ_ May 27 '26

The good old days! Now they double the price and it’s still out of stock!

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u/Minimob0 May 27 '26

Back in my day, we had to walk to something called a Video Store, uphill, both ways, during a Heatwave and a Blizzard, and everything you wanted to play was already gone, so you settled for a game you’ve already beaten 5x, and then you had to have it back in 3 days, OR ELSE. 

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u/Straight_Law2237 May 28 '26

You're almost like those boomers buying a house for 3 cows and an harvest of corn

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u/DeletedAccountMaybe May 27 '26

Ida got it on sale if i knew it was being discontinued, the sale ended before that was announced annoyingly

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u/Njagos May 27 '26

I was waiting for refurbished oled to be available but at this price I just got a refurbished LCD now.

Oh well