Overview
- Mid-July analysis by Boiling Steam, cited across outlets, estimates weekly Steam Deck sales dropped roughly 80–82% from about 11,000–18,000 units to roughly 1,400–3,000 units after Valve raised prices in May.
- The estimate converts Steam’s Top Sellers ranking into unit counts by extrapolating surrounding items’ revenue, and it also calculates an approximate 72% fall in gross revenue for the Deck.
- Valve raised Steam Deck prices in May and retired lower-cost LCD models, saying higher memory, component and logistics costs forced the change.
- The figures are indirect and unconfirmed by Valve, and analysts warn that regional stock shortages, Steam’s revenue-based chart mechanics, competition and the Deck’s age could materially skew the estimates.
- If the trend holds it could shrink Valve’s hardware revenue and further price out many buyers, with the industry watching for official shipment numbers, future restocks and any strategic shift toward SteamOS or successor hardware.