Steam Deck OLED priced at $789 sold out in North America within 24 hours after a price hike, with intermittent regional stock, while Europe/Australia remain available for now and stock-tracking sites show limited windows.
Valve hiked Steam Deck prices: 512GB OLED up to $789 (+$240) and 1TB OLED up to $949 (+$300) due to memory/storage cost pressures amid broader RAM/storage shortages.
Valve imported about 50 tons of 'Game Consoles' over a two-day window, fueling speculation about upcoming Steam hardware (Machine/Frame) and highlighting import classifications as potential regulatory signals.
Valve pivots from Steam Machine to selling Steam Controller as a standalone device at $99, with sale starting May 4, after RAM shortages delayed earlier hardware plans.
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