New estimate suggests Valve's Steam Deck sales have decreased by 82%, and the reason shouldn't be a surprise

Steam Deck emerging from the flames of a laptop.

• Valve's Steam Deck has reportedly seen 82% fewer units sold, due to price increases
• The estimates are based on the handheld's position in Steam's global weekly top seller rankings
• The purported demand plummet suggests the hype for handheld gaming PCs may be spoiled, as a result of the RAM crisis

It's fair to say that Valve was largely responsible for the resurgence in popularity of handheld gaming with the Steam Deck (of course, Nintendo also played its part with its Switch console), but the RAM crisis has apparently undone a lot of the work.