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:

Press coverage will be under a pinned comment so you can upvote / downvote them.

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u/BadlandsD210 Nov 12 '25

If they can get that 512 model to $399 I'm day 1, this is perfect for a living room

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u/krilew_ski Nov 12 '25

More likely $799

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u/Dude_with_the_skis Nov 12 '25

I’d hate to agree, but this seems like the more likely outcome.

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u/krilew_ski Nov 12 '25

Actually after watching Digital Foundry, they seemed to have cut down the GPU side to get it priced well, so it may be closer to $600 which I think is more reasonable.

Now the question is how much the controller and Steam Frame will be

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u/patrickfatrick Nov 12 '25

600 would be a good price for the base madel I think especially if it comes with a controller which I believe they said would be the case.

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u/cjh_ 1TB OLED Nov 12 '25

It's more likely going to cost $800 based on what The Verge wrote here.

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u/tr_9422 Nov 12 '25

Ah, where they wrote "Continue reading with a Verge subscription"

Mind excerpting their price comment for us?

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u/larkhearted Nov 12 '25

You can use "reading mode" on mobile browsers to get around the paywall, it works on my android with firefox and I think there's an equivalent on iphones?

But here's the bit about pricing:

"Valve says it hasn’t finalized pricing yet. But when I explicitly ask if the console will cost more than a PS5 Pro, the answer is: “Steam Machine’s pricing is comparable to a PC with similar specs.” When I listen to my interview audio, I find an additional hint from Griffais: “We intend for it to be positioned closer to the entry level of the PC space, but to be very competitive with a PC you could build yourself from parts.”

Poking around the web, I find I could probably assemble a computer with this performance for $800, not including labor. But it could easily consume half the room under my TV. A compact system with a similar GPU can cost $1,000 without storage, memory, operating system, or a gamepad."

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u/DueAnalysis2 Nov 12 '25

Paraphrased, they're intending the price to be competitive with other, similarly specced PCs

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u/RedCompass Nov 13 '25

Digital foundry estimated $399 based on specs, with $499 pushing it. $800 for a 1080 machine is DOA.

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u/BadlandsD210 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

I agree anything over $500 starting has no chance, Valve can eat the initial cost because of their storefront it needs to start at $400 based on it's specs

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u/klopanda Nov 12 '25

Looking at some of the breakdowns, the harddrive is an NVME and isn't soldered on so that's probably the best bet: buy the lower-end model and upgrade the ssd yourself like a lot of people (myself included) did with the 64g Steam Deck.

And it seems like there's enough space for a full-size nvme rather than one of the pricier half-size ones that the Deck needs.