This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard such statements from Valve, as the company recently released a Steam Hardware FAQ which addressed the fact that the price and launch window of the upcoming Steam hardware, the Steam Machine and Steam Frame, is being adjusted owing to the ongoing memory pricing crisis, fuelled by the rapid rollout of new data centres to accommodate AI demands which require a huge amount of storage and memory.
Though the Steam Deck is already out, Valve continues to manufacture them, meaning it is beholden to the market as it is, as it did not order such a large inventory that it could safely sit on it.
Valve was also subject to supply constraints brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic when the Steam Deck first launched, with users having to reserve a Steam Deck and wait in a queue until they could purchase it.
This is bound to catch up with the rest of the world, however, as the cost of consumer electronics has been steadily rising in recent months.
A double whammy brought about by a potential Steam Deck price hike could prove too much for some, and Valve is probably keen to avoid further ire of gamers, but this is purely speculation.
We could very well see the Steam Deck become more expensive, as if the value of the components exceeds that of the unit; they could be bought by scalpers en masse and stripped for parts, making them even more difficult to acquire.
View Green Video on the source websiteAll said, the industry is in for a rough ride over the next few years, with giants such as Valve and Sony unable to avoid the RAMageddon fallout.
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