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The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How the New Pricing Decreased Demand by 80%
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A market analysis suggests that Valve's decision to significantly increase the price of the Steam Deck in May 2026 has led to a sharp decline in sales volume. Despite the device's previous popularity, the price hike has caused its ranking in Steam's top sellers list to drop significantly.
Following our recent article estimating the volume of Steam Machines currently sold on the market, I wanted to also go back to another very interesting piece of data and question: has the change of price of the Steam Deck in May 2026 had a big impact on the number of its sales? Not just in value, but in units sold?
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