Steam Deck disappears from Steam store with no explanation from Valve, other hardware is still standing

The massively popular Steam Deck handheld has suddenly disappeared from the official Steam store. Well, it hasn’t completely gone missing, but trying to navigate to its store page (at the time of writing) will simply redirect you to the Steam homepage. Valve hasn’t announced any kind of end-of-life news for the device, especially with the Steam Deck 2 seemingly at least a year away.

Valve already discontinued the LCD Steam Deck, though replacement parts are still available through partnered retailers such as iFixit. Either way, there had been no suggestion that the remaining OLED model would be discontinued any time soon, so we can expect to see the store page make a return in the near future, or, if failing that, some kind of official announcement from Valve.

What’s going on with the Steam Deck?

Internet Archive’s trusty Wayback Machine has a screenshot of the Steam Deck’s store page dated October 30, but nothing since then. While the page may not have disappeared in every single region, we’ve noticed that it is at least missing in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Valve’s other hardware (Steam Controller, Machine, and Frame) remains available.

Following memory and storage shortage-related price hikes earlier this year, the remaining OLED models would set you back $789 and $949 USD for the 512GB and 1TB variants, which are up 43.7% and 46.2% respectively from their original launch prices. When Valve restocked them at the new prices, sales of the handheld declined more than 75%. However, that hasn’t stopped the device from remaining among Steam’s Top Sellers list, though Valve’s newer hardware has overtaken it in many regions.

Valve’s official Asia hardware partner Komodo Station, which deals in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, still has listings available. For example, in Japan, the 512GB Steam Deck OLED is in stock for ¥137,980, while the 1TB model is listed at ¥167,980.

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Jack Goodall

At PC Guide, Jack is mostly responsible for reporting on hardware deals. He also specializes in monitors, TVs, and headsets and can be found putting his findings together in a review or best-of guide.

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