Submitted 22 hours ago by user_6282638282@sopuli.xyz to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/672869045073085559?l=english
Steam Deck OLED 512GB: Now $789 USD; CAD 1,129; EUR 779; GBP 649; AUD 1,199; PLN 3,279
Steam Deck OLED 1TB: Now $949 USD; CAD 1,349; EUR 919; GBP 779; AUD 1,429; PLN 3,879
That’s an insane price increase. And it makes me worried for the price of the steam frame/machine.
Better buy the Steam controller quickly before AI companies decide TMR sticks are essential to feed the AI machine.
Still waiting for my reservation to trigger… I don’t think they have shipped the second batch.
They actually have started. Just googled this an hour or so ago. They started shipping in the EU about two days ago. The people reporting that they got their mails all had reservations a minute or two before starting time.
My partner got the reservation email (did it on May 8) and delivery. While I’m still waiting for the email, even though I reserved a minute after. It’s silly
They wrecked the economy so hard that game consoles are appreciating in value.
Friend has a used car that he’s contemplating selling because it’s gained value despite the higher mileage.
Meanwhile my launch steam deck just gained value… wtf
Yes but then what will he drive?
Because the other used cars have also gained value?
Daaaaaamn. If I didn’t have one already, I would not consider buying it at that price anymore. And I got the cheaper 512 gb model.
I still have the first generation, first pre-order 256GB LCD model, + 512GB microSD. It still rocks. The Steam Deck is not my main machine, so therefore I have nothing to complain. Seeing the new prices really hurts to watch go online. And I thought the Xbox Series X price is bad enough.
Steam Deck OLED is awesome. Fantastic screen, excellent controls, insane ergonomics, light for long play sessions… even now, with older internal hardware and lessening power versus new games, it’s still the best stream-to-around-the-house device on the market, and it’s not really close.
But I can’t see it still being $789 / $949 awesome. My guess is that Valve has decided that they aren’t going to run out of Steam Decks again and have priced these accordingly.
My understanding is that Valve was hoping they could wait it out and not have to raise the price. Guess they decided that selling expensive Steam Decks would be better than selling none.
I’m just gonna go live in a cabin. Fuck this tech bullshit world.
Wait til you see the prices of cabins
I blame everyone except for Valve. Smart cars, AI, Smart TVs. Anything that has memory or SSDs. I remember when things got cheaper as they got older, not the other way around.
Ouch, that’s rough.
I mean, this is technically better than it just not being available. But those prices are hard to swallow, makes me really glad to already have mine. Really hope nothing happens to it.
The bright side is that Valve partnered with iFixit with the Steam Deck, so if certain parts need replacing, you can do it yourself without it costing too much. If anything happens to higher end guts, though, yeah, that would be very bad!
I got a refurbished 512GB for $439 a year ago, that is nuts.
What’s even available that’s competitive? Legion Go 2 prices are absolutely bonkers, maybe the first gen at $849?
MS still had launch MSRP for the ROG Xbox Ally models.
Protecting my deck with my life…
Ouch. I don’t think they’re worth it at those prices, sadly.
At this point, I am doubting the Steam Machine will actually launch. Even on reveal, the value proposition was very questionable and entirely dependent on having an unrealistically low price. One could just use off-the-shelf components to build their own SFF PC that has basically the same specs as a Steam Machine. Conversely, that is not something anyone can do for the Steam Frame, Steam Deck, or really even the Steam Controller. Even if most Steam hardware is priced absurdly high, someone could justify the price to themselves because the direct competition is just not there. But anyone can build a SFF PC that is equivalent to a Steam Machine. The only people who could justify an absurdly high price for a Steam Machine are the people who NEED a plug-and-play console-like system and can afford a high price. And that is just not a big market.
Yeah it sucks but imagine spending a good chunk of that on a Nintendo Switch that has built in planned obsolencse and will be a brick in a couple of years.
Does the price difference matter as much when you see it in that light? You can always use your Steam Deck as a computer in any way you want to.
I hope it doesn’t upset you too much that I own a switch instead of a steam deck and enjoy it
It is ok, your mom already told me about it.
doesn’t make me hopeful for the frame price
Isn’t that more than 50% extra compared to when the OLED version came out, I think it was 2023?
I bought my 1TB OLED for 679 euros end of 2024. So at least for that is 35% price increase.
Considering the increase in price, that turned out to be a very good deal. 👍
Rough. Unfortunately Valve can’t shake the RAM or SSD shortage.
So glad I got mine on sale last year
I wish the old LCD models were still available, especially the 64GB model. We needed that more than ever.
You could almost buy 2 LCD models last year for the price of a single 512 OLED now. Crazy!
Lemmchen@feddit.org 22 hours ago
Well, here goes the hope for a sub-1000€ Steam machine.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 21 hours ago
Th 512GB OLED model still cost under 800 Dollars. Steam Machine does not include any OLED display, controller or battery. And it does not need to fit in small size. So there are things that help the Steam Machine compared to a handheld. Let’s say you have already a controller and decide to get the cheapest 512GB model of Steam Machine.
femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 hours ago
The big costs are memory, that affects ram and SSDs. Not having a screen is not going to lower the price much.
TAG@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I assumed that the Steam Machine would be much more powerful than a four year old budget portable computer.
Lemmchen@feddit.org 18 hours ago
Instead of a battery + USB power supply, you have a “normal” power supply. The controller parts of the Deck are basically in the Steam Controller, plus the dock/dongle. The Machine has a huge chunk of metal on the to dissipate the additional heat, whcih also adds to the cost. All of this still needs to fit in an incredibly small form factor and has better, more expensive components plus more RAM in total. Add ~20% VAT because that’s how prices are calculated in the EU. I say the cheapest we might see for a variant with included contoller is 900€ and that’s probably if we’re lucky.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I thought a controller was generally included with consoles?