Is the Steam Deck price hike funding Gabe Newell's expensive hobby?

The Steam Deck has finally returned to stock in many regions. However, this is with a massive price jump.

A $240 increase for 512GB and a whopping $300 for the 1TB model.

A near-$1,000 1TB Steam Deck OLED could mean a very pricey Steam Machine.

Valve verhoogt de prijzen van zijn draagbare spelcomputer fors door stijgende onderdelenkosten: geheugenchips en opslag.

Same handheld, same specs, just a much steeper bill

Valve significantly raised the praise of the Steam Deck. Here's the handheld consoles and gaming consoles I'd get instead for almost the same amount of money.

Is the Steam Deck price hike funding Gabe Newell's expensive hobby?