The Steam Deck OLED is back in stock today after months of spotty availability, but Valve has raised the price across both models. The 512GB version is now $789, up from $549, while the 1TB version is $949, up from $649.
International pricing has moved similarly, with the 512GB and 1TB models priced at CAD 1,129 and 1,349, EUR 779 and 919, GBP 649 and 779, AUD 1,199 and 1,429, and PLN 3,279 and 3,879, inclusive of VAT where applicable. Valve says the Steam Deck itself hasn’t changed and that the new pricing simply reflects “the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole.”
When the ROG Xbox Ally X launched at $999.99 last October, much of the conversation centered on how expensive it was, with the Steam Deck OLED routinely held up as the more sensible alternative. That argument barely holds anymore. With the 1TB Steam Deck OLED now $949, the ROG Xbox Ally X is only about $50 more and runs on much newer hardware in the AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, with a 1080p 120Hz display and considerably more RAM. The Steam Deck OLED still has the nicer OLED screen, though that’s about it on the hardware side.
Which makes us wonder how long before ASUS revisits pricing on the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. The same memory and storage cost pressures hitting Valve aren’t sparing anyone in the handheld space, and the rest of Valve’s upcoming Steam hardware lineup has already faced delays for the same reasons. Right now the standard ROG Xbox Ally at $599.99 almost looks like a bargain next to the $789 Steam Deck OLED 512GB.
If you’ve been waiting for a Steam Deck OLED, the device is at least available again. Just be ready for a much bigger receipt than the one you would’ve signed off on six months ago.
