A report on PC Gamer suggests that Steam Deck sales may have fallen by around 80% following significant price increases introduced earlier in the year. The estimate comes from informal ("back of the napkin") calculations rather than official figures from Valve, but it points to a notable shift in the handheld gaming PC market that matters for both consumers and rivals competing in the same space. If accurate, such a steep decline would raise questions about consumer sensitivity to pricing in a market segment that had been growing steadily since the Steam Deck's launch.

The article's full technical details and sourcing were not available in the retrieved text, which consisted largely of site navigation content rather than the article body. As reported, the core claim is that Valve's price hikes this year have coincided with a sharp downturn in unit sales, though the precise methodology behind the 80% figure and any official response from Valve were not specified in the available text.