Valve raises price of Steam Deck to $789/$949 for 512gb/1tb models

[Chrkeller]

G2ThaUNiT said:

Where it feels like we're heading.

can't wait for gaming companies to start feeding us cloud gaming subscription propaganda again due to the high hardware prices.

— ‎Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) May 27, 2026

Kind of a fair hypothesis.  I mean Nintendo and Sony make billions but "have" to raise prices...  how much of this is just a great excuse to start offering subscriptions and streaming?