Steam Deck OLED vs Switch 2: the price gap after 2026's hikes
Valve took the Steam Deck OLED to $789 in May, and Nintendo took the Switch 2 to $499.99 in September. The gap is now $289. Here's what each company…
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Nadia Rahman · Deals Editor
The short answer
On price alone, the Switch 2 wins by a mile after both 2026 increases. Valve raised the Steam Deck OLED to $789 (512GB) and $949 (1TB) on 27 May 2026, citing "rising memory and storage costs."…
Steam Deck OLED: $789 (512GB) / $949 (1TB), per Valve's 27 May 2026 announcement
Switch 2: $499.99 since 1 Sep 2026 (Nintendo), or ~$503 with a game in Amazon.com's bundle
Gap: $289 at the entry level
The real decision: your Steam library vs Nintendo's games
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Steam Deck OLED vs Switch 2: the price gap after 2026's hikes