Valve quits gaming to pursue standup comedy with a $300 Steam Deck price hike

via Valve quits gaming to pursue standup comedy with a $300 Steam Deck price hike<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/05/steam-deck-price-hike/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>Valve today announced a price hike today the likes of which we have rarely seen. The company's popular handheld gaming device — the Steam Deck — will now be as much as 46% more expensive in the US. Starting today, the 512GB OLED model is going from $549 to $789, a near 44% increase. Meanwhile, the 1TB OLED model is going from $649 to an eye-watering $949. For reference, that's more expensive than the $899 2TB PlayStation 5 Pro. We are all aware of the current memory prices situation. But there are limits to how much you can push your luck with the pricing of a four-year-old...</p>