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One of the big appeals about the Steam Deck was its great compromise of power and price. For the cost, it was one of the best deals for portable PC gaming. However, because of the RAM and SSD shortages, the Steam Deck has been out of stock for quite some time now. It makes sense, but it is a little sad. But in a turn of events, the Steam Deck has returned, but it lost one of the biggest reasons why the handheld is worth buying.

Earlier today, Valve announced that the Steam Deck is back in stock, but it has some new updated pricing. Because of the increasing cost of RAM and SSD, the price of the Steam Deck models has gone up by over $200 to $789. The 512GB model has gone up by $240, and the 1TB model has gone up by $300 to $949. It also looks like the prices of the refurbished models have also gone up accordingly.

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It makes sense why the prices have gone up, but it has made one of the biggest appeals to get a Steam Deck disappear. Before, I would recommend the Deck because it had a great balance of power for the price. $549 was a great entry-level cost for what the deck was able to do. However, I don’t think I can say it’s worth it anymore. $789 as an entry-level is just too much to ask for with what we’re getting.

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New Refurbished Prices

It’s a little disheartening to see, because this is a fantastic handheld that I do love. I will say that Valve still has refurbished models of the 256GB and 512GB LCD at good prices that are very worthwhile, but it’s very hard to recommend the OLED models at the current price. I hope this is just temporary until prices go back down, but since we aren’t sure when that will be, it’s hard to gauge whether it’s a good time to buy.

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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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