The Steam Deck is Selling Fewer Units Than Ever Before, Likely Due to Huge Price Increase

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-steam-decks-demand-has-reportedly-cratered

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jtrek@startrek.website · 51 pts · 22d

Prices are up. Wages are not. Video games are luxury.

We're being fucked by the stupid rich.

other_cat@lemmy.zip · 26 pts · 22d (1 reply)

I'm glad I got one when they came out. It's not an OLED screen but that's okay. I don't use it as my primary gaming vehicle anyway. Feel bad for folks who didn't snag one then and want one now though.

gedfromgont@piefed.ca · 7 pts · 22d

I got one like 2 years ago for probably the same price it has been since release. You didn't need to get it in the very beginning for a good price, you had to get it before this year.

sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 22d (1 reply)

Hey IGN!

... How many PS5s are selling?

After their price raise, and subsequent uh ... you could maybe say 'controversial new policies'?

Look at the ball, children, look at this one, over here, not the other one!

Media literacy: Wait, why are focusing on this, instead of that?

Moltz@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 21d

They expect this title to do better SEO. As simple as. The content of the article is meaningless

steelplatedmech@piefed.ca · 10 pts · 22d

Glad I got my Deck when I did. Got a lot of use out of it, but I couldn't see myself getting one at the current price. What a bad timeline.

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 22d

Something something supply vs. demand

Euphoma@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 22d (1 reply)

sky is blue

thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 22d

water is wet

ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 22d (2 replies)

also, because Valve can't get off their fat ass and actually produce any! i'm still sitting around waiting for my pre-order to process

Gabe

this line is so Tesseract keeps censoring me

Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 22d (1 reply)

Gabe is censored on Tesseract?

ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 22d

that is a good question, here are the resources to check for yourself

https://lemmy.world/post/49778353

DERRALEXANO@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 22d

Hades is so fun

dbtng@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 22d (1 reply)

So what? Am I missing something here? Why should I care?

HubertManne@piefed.social · 3 pts · 21d

yeah these water is wet articles are like. ok. I mean yeah if something costs more Im less inclined to buy it.

Donjuanme@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 22d

Maybe because they're shipping more steam machines than ever before?

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 20d

this is how It's supposed to work though, price rises dampen demand.