Or does Valve really care about getting more people on Steam?
Valve discontinued cheap LCD models and priced OLED Steam Decks at ~$1000 (2026), triggering an 82% sales collapse from 11–18k to 1.4–3k units per week. Revenue plunged 72% despite the price hike, proving that supply-chain cost passthrough fails when value proposition doesn't justify the premium—critical hardware-pricing lesson.
Analysis of bestseller charts shows an 80 percent dip from 2025's sales rate.
A recent report by Boiling Steam might confirm what most enthusiasts have always suspected: an overpriced Steam Deck is never going to sell well. In fact, Valve's...
