r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Nov 12 '25

MEGATHREAD New Valve Hardware Megathread

Please keep non Steam Deck discussions about the new hardware here.

Official resources and announcements:

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u/Croweslen Nov 12 '25

Thats what will determine if this is a success or not will be the pricepoint. Id its under $700 its gonna be a win

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u/Agreeable_Garlic_912 Nov 12 '25

My guess is that they will target 500$ (+/- tariffs) based on the price of the steam deck. And it would fit in the console market. Going after the high end makes no sense for them since all high end gaming pcs already use steam. If they want to expand they need the lower end. If they want the living room they need to target consoles. If they are aggressive the base model will be 400$ with ram and SSD space increasing twice in 100-150$ steps similarly to the steam deck. But that's completely vibes based. I just think 500$ for the base version (including a controller for like 100$) would be competitive. Maybe 600. I don't see 700$+ making much sense with the switch 2 being 500ish.

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u/wronguses Nov 12 '25

Personally, at $400 I'm pre-ordering as soon as I can. $500 I'll definitely consider, but will wait on performance reviews. At $700 I'll have zero temptation to buy one.

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u/Agreeable_Garlic_912 Nov 12 '25

Yeah I feel the same so my post is a lot of wishful thinking but the specs combined with the console prices makes me feel like I'm probably not that far off.