News, reviews, articles on the topic Steam Deck
Valve quietly raised the Steam Deck OLED to $789 and $949 on May 27 — and US gamers emptied stock within 24 hours anyway.
Valve blames surging DRAM and SSD costs driven by AI data center demand, pushing the 512GB model to $789 and the 1TB to $949.
The $99 gamepad launched on May 4 and vanished almost immediately — scalpers are already listing it at $150 over retail on eBay.
A senior Valve engineer says the team is "hard at work" on the next handheld, but no release window exists — and the right chip still doesn't either.
Valve warned, but gamers are shocked
The company warns that the console may not always be on sale
The cheapest console model has gone down in history
Valve is waiting for significant technological advancements
The feature is currently available as a preview update
The Legends online mode still requires a PSN account
Gamers are happy with the horror game and are leaving great reviews
PEAK is holding up great, but she's not on top anymore
Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has also been excellent
The niche game has overtaken the most hit projects of recent years
Thanks to Steam Summer Sale 2025, the top 10 is dominated by hits from previous years
