Valve recently raised the price on the Steam Deck, making the handheld gaming PC cost up to $949 for the 1TB OLED model. While that’s a massive $300 increase over its original price, the Steam Deck is once again sold out.

  • RxBrad@infosec.pub
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    5 months ago

    People are now conditioned to need INSTANT GRATIFICATION FOR EVERYTHING ALWAYS!

    “I want a Steam Deck! I can’t actually afford these new prices! I’m buying it anyways!”

    Then retailers see the insane prices people pay for stuff without blinking. Steam Decks sell out after a 40% markup. RAM & SSDs & HDDs sell out at 4x what they sold for a year ago. So the prices never go back down.

    And everyone goes full surprised-Pikachu-face when everything is now always goddamn expensive.

    Show some fucking restraint for once, people!

    Goddamn.

    • KatherinaReichelt@feddit.org
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      5 months ago

      People really underestimate how much money other people have. $950 is expensive, but there are so many people out there who can afford that.

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      5 months ago

      People are now conditioned to need INSTANT GRATIFICATION FOR EVERYTHING ALWAYS!

      you haven’t read anything about credit cards and the 20th century, have you? how old are you? like 19?