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🖥 Steam Deck, PC, Multi-platformValve Just Raised The Price Of The Steam Deck By Hundreds Of Dollars
!Game Informer News(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2023/11/09/835b4715/steamdeckoledbuttons.jpg.webp) If you don't already own a Steam Deck, but do want one, I have some bad news for you: Valve just raised the price(https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck) by hundreds of dollars. While the LCD version of the Deck has been discontinued (but is still great and available second-hand), the OLED 512GB and 1TB versions are now back in stock, but with increased prices that "reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole," Valve has announced. The 512GB OLED Deck will now cost $789, up from $549, and the 1TB OLED Deck will now cost $949, up from $649 – that's a $240 and $300 price jump, respectively. That makes yesterday the best time to buy a Steam Deck because these new prices are in effect immediately. While unfortunate for would-be buyers, this price jump isn't all that surprising. Valve joins PlayStation(https://gameinformer.com/2026/03/27/sony-announces-playstation-5-and-portal-price-increases-coming-next-week), Xbox(https://gameinformer.com/2025/05/01/xbox-console-and-accessory-price-increases-begin-today-80-first-party-games-starting), and Nintendo(https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/08/the-switch-2-is-getting-a-price-increase) in raising hardware prices in response to current logistics-related computing costs. RAM, in particular, is especially hard to come by these days as AI companies buy it up in bulk to power data centers and more, and it doesn't help that the U.S. President has enacted tariffs that affect countries worldwide, including America, when it comes to costs. This does not inspire confidence in Valve's plans to release the console-like Steam Machine this year(https://gameinformer.com/2025/11/12/valve-announces-console-like-steam-machine-steam-frame-vr-headset-and-new-steam), despite launching the Steam Controller(https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/07/after-a-chaotic-launch-steam-controller-reservations-will-open-tomorrow) earlier this month (which it was able to do because the controller does not use RAM, a high-demand, low-supply component that things like the Steam Deck and Steam Machine need). While waiting for the world to get better, read Game Informer's Steam Deck review(https://gameinformer.com/hardware/2022/02/25/the-steam-deck-review), and then check out our list of the top 10 Steam Deck games(https://gameinformer.com/2025/05/09/the-top-10-steam-deck-games) after that. Do you think prices will ever go down again? Let us know in the comments below!
🖥 Steam Deck, PC, Multi-platformSteam Deck is getting a major price hike
Depending on the model, Steam's portable console will be significantly more expensive going forward, Valve says
🖥 Steam Deck, PC, Multi-platformValve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200
Valve has significantly increased the price of the Steam Deck - but now, it's also in stock. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $789, up from $549, while the 1TB model costs $949, up from $649. As I write this, both models are available to buy on Steam with an estimated delivery date of &8230;
🖥 Steam Deck, PC, Multi-platformSteam Deck Gets Massive Price Hike
Valve has announced a price hike for the Steam Deck OLED in the US--and it's a substantial increase. The 1TB edition is going up from $650 to $950, while the 512GB OLED model is jumping from $550 to $790. The certified refurb models(https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamdeckrefurbished/) are not going up in price, but if you want a new OLED Steam Deck, prepare to pay more(https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck). In a blog post, Valve said prices are going up due to "rising memory and storage costs." The company said the new prices "reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole." Here are the new prices: - Steam Deck OLED 512GB: Now $789 USD; CAD 1,129; EUR 779; GBP 649; AUD 1,199; PLN 3,279 - Steam Deck OLED 1TB: Now $949 USD; CAD 1,349; EUR 919; GBP 779; AUD 1,429; PLN 3,879 Valve's decision to raise prices on its own hardware came after similar price hikes on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Nintendo, for its part, will raise the price of the Switch 2 in September(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-increased-the-switch-2-price-to-500-and-it-still-isnt-enough/1100-6539893/). The platform-holders cited the global economic situation for why prices are going up.
🖥 PC, Multi-platform15 years later, the Steam dev behind a failed Minecraft killer won't give up
The internet hyped Cube World to be the ultimate game, but Picroma developer Wollay has never been able to pull the game past alpha.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformEpic Games Removes Porsche “Concept Image” That Sure Looks Like AI
This week, Epic Games published a concept-art image showing what appeared to be a Porsche vehicle dropping into Fortnite. However, it was quickly removed after players theorized it had been made with the use of generative AI. And while Epic has since offered an explanation for what happened, something still seems ... off. Almost immediately after it was posted, ResetEra(https://www.resetera.com/threads/epic-games-tweets-a-porsche-partnership-uses-genai-image-that-ruins-the-porsche-logo-update-porsche-supplied-the-genai-image-to-epic-games.1529986/) users pointed out that the image in question did not appear to be made by a human. Featuring a Porsche vehicle floating alongside a whole bunch of players, the car brand's logo is illegible on the platform. Additionally, what appears to be the Riot Games logo is visible on the balloon. https://twitter.com/UnrealEngine/status/2059256591866528033?s=20 Epic Games later said the image was provided by Porsche and, as it was shared by the Unreal Engine Twitter account, one would assume that means it was created using those tools. However, even after GameSpot talked to an Epic Games rep about the image, it remains unclear why or how the Riot Games logo made its way onto the balloon. Combined with the Porsche logo, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to infer that someone at Porsche made it via AI. At the very least, the car configurator tool(https://x.com/UnrealEngine/status/2058911235354317121)--which does make use of the Unreal Engine--looks a whole lot more impressive than the AI image. While you wouldn't download a car, it appears some would AI-generate one.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformDenshattack preview: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater but with TRAINS
Denshattack is a train-sim unlike any other, pairing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater style skateboarding with Jet Set Radio aesthetics.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformParalives’ Camera Is A Mess, But A Well-Known Sims Modder Is Here To Save The Day
The latest attempt to dethrone The Sims from its lofty perch as the unquestioned monarch of life sim games is Paralives, an indie game looking to provide much more depth of personality than we see from The Sims or InZoi. Things seem to be going well so far, with the Early Access title selling hundreds of thousands of copies(https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1118520/view/695387676933621101) and earning Very Positive reviews on Steam since it launched on May 25. But there's one thing pretty much everyone playing so far dislikes about it: that jerky and inconsistent camera. Fortunately, there's a solution to this problem, thanks to a well-known Sims modder hopping to the new game with a camera mod. For most folks, the hinky Paralives camera won't break their games, but it's an annoyance that they'll have to regularly wrestle with while they play. The way the camera works now, it's hard to precisely control your perspective, and it loves to shift down to a lower floor while you're trying to do stuff on an upper floor. When both of those issues rear their ugly heads at the same time, it can feel nearly impossible to click on the thing you want to click on, and those who are prone to motion sickness might even feel dizzy or ill as a result of the jerkiness. Depending on what you're doing in the game, it can goof up so frequently that it feels like the point of Paralives is to figure out how to use the camera controls effectively. Since Paralives is in Early Access and apparently doing very well, judging by those sales numbers, we should expect the devs will eventually smooth out the issues with the camera. But in the meantime, while you wait for that, there's a mod that will help. Courtesy of long-time popular Sims 4 modder TwistedMexi(https://www.patreon.com/TwistedMexi), the Sensible Camera Control mod makes camera movements more smooth, and removes some of its ability to make automatic adjustments, since it was those auto movements that caused the "falling through the floor" effect that's been driving players nuts. You can grab the Sensible Camera Control mod from the Steam Workshop here(https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3732825585). It's not a perfect solution, of course, since the mod has some quirks of its own. But the many comments on the mod's Workshop page agree it's a big improvement over Paralives' vanilla camera. And the fact that TwistedMexi was able to create this mod so quickly could be a great sign for the future of modding in Paralives.
🖥 PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Multi-platformThe next great racing game after Forza Horizon 6 isn't here — yet
Playground Games founder Gavin Raeburn thinks he knows how to beat the Forza Horizon games and move racing games forward
🖥 PC, Multi-platformGOG JRPG Sale offers massive discounts on Final Fantasy, Romancing SaGa and more
Whether you're a fan of CrossCode or Final Fantasy, there's an amazing selection of JRPGs to be found over at the GOG JRPG sale.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformNvidia has retired its GeForce Control Panel app after 20 years
Nvidia announced more than two years ago that it was working to replace its Control Panel app on Windows with a new Nvidia app. After porting across various features to the Nvidia app, Nvidia is announcing today that it has officially retired the Control Panel app. "With the introduction of our most recent Nvidia App &8230;
🖥 PC, Multi-platformRocket League offers a first glimpse at Epic Games' Unreal Engine 6
At the 2026 Rocket League Paris Major, Epic Games finally revealed Unreal Engine 6, the next iteration of its popular game engine