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Gaming handheld prices are out of control, except for the Steam Deck
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this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2025
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The Steam Deck is not sold at a loss. The initial pricing for the 64 GB unit was barely profitable, but this quickly changed with production ramping up.
This was confirmed by Valve themselves in an interview that happened months after Gabe's famous comments about the pricing.
So yes, Valve profits from the games too, but that's not used to subsidize the Steam Deck's price.
Could there be an argument about the R&D costs not being factored in there? So for companies that can't compete, its literally a skill issue.
Not like the companies releasing these things have been making PCs and peripherals for decades or anything lol