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Steam Deck sales tanked after Valve increased the price, latest estimates suggest decline of more than 75%
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Key Points:
- A recent report from Boiling Steam estimates a significant drop in Steam Deck sales following Valve's price increase in May 2026, with weekly sales potentially falling from 11,000-18,000 units in 2025 to around 1,400-3,000 units.
- Valve raised Steam Deck prices due to rising memory costs and discontinued the LCD model, leaving only OLED versions available, which may have contributed to the sales decline alongside availability issues in some regions.
- Despite the overall slowdown, the Steam Deck remains the top-selling device on Steam in the UK, although the actual purchase price there is notably higher than the listed store price.
- The sales estimates are based on Steam’s Global Weekly Top Sellers chart revenue rankings and have not been officially confirmed by Valve, so the figures should be considered approximate rather than definitive.
