# Valve Increases the Price of the Steam Deck

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Podcast: [Game Mess Mornings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-mess-mornings-5219402)
Published: 2026-05-28T16:23:06+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3257

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Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday with updates on the Steam Deck's pricing, worries about the Steam Machine and Steam Frame, Nintendo releasing a new mobile game, Marathon going Free-to-Play, and Donkey Kong 64 is hitting the Switch? 00:00 - Intro 5:18 - The biggest price increase yet hits consumers as Valve jacks the price of the Steam Deck 16:00 - Steam Machine and Steam Frame are still in pricing limbo 23:30 - Donkey Kong 64 is finally coming to Switch Online + Expansion Pack 25:30 - Nintendo’s new mobile game Pictonico is out – it’s basically Face Raiders x WarioWare 30:14 - Marathon Is Going Free-To-Play, But Not For Long 35:20 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 teasing begins 41:50 - Rayman Legends remake reportedly leaks as Rayman Legends: Retold 43:43 - Japanese Charts: Switch 2 Sneaks In Some Huge Numbers Ahead Of The Price Rise 50:25 - Poll

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