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The Steam Deck handheld, once seen as good value for its price, has lost that claim according to recent sales estimates by Boiling Steam (via PC Gamer).
Tracking the handheld’s position on the Steam Top Sellers listing, and extrapolating data in relation to the entries above and below it, the outlet has come to the conclusion that ever since the price hikes back in May, Valve’s handheld has seen a drop in weekly units sold of roughly 80-82%.
They add that the device has seen a drop in gross revenue of approximately 72%, calling it a “complete collapse in total sales” as they estimate previous sales of 11,000-18,000 units a week have now dropped down to just 1,400-3,000 units per week.
What’s not clear is how much things such as regional shortages in Steam Deck supplies have skewed this data, which made some major assumptions anyway, so don’t take the numbers as gospel.
The Steam Deck saw a massive 54% price increase in May, a sign of the previously blossoming handheld PC gaming sector now struggling over the memory crisis-induced pricing hikes.
To show how ridiculously expensive handheld gaming can be, Ayaneo recently announced the Next 2 handheld with 128Gb RAM, a 2 TB SSD and a AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU sporting an eye-watering price of $5299.
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