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Valve's 44% Steam Deck Hike Is the Only Honest Price in Handhelds

Sony added $100-150, Microsoft $100-150, Nintendo $50. Valve added $240 to a 512GB Steam Deck OLED and said nothing. Only one of those companies has no software subsidy to hide the memory bill behind.

Ali Abdukarim|August 10, 2026

16 min read

Technology

The 2026 GPU Crisis: What to Buy Right Now (and What to Skip)

MSI is hiking prices up to 30%, Nvidia confirms RTX 50 shortages through year-end, and DRAM costs have quadrupled. Here's your no-nonsense buying guide for every budget.

Ali Abdukarim|March 22, 2026

12 min read