{"id":570798,"date":"2026-08-01T20:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/570798\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:29:14","slug":"steam-deck-lcd-battery-returns-to-ifixit-but-costs-50-more-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/570798\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Deck LCD battery returns to iFixit, but costs $50 more now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Steam Deck LCD battery saga has a new chapter, and now it comes with a bigger price tag.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, iFixit confirmed that Valve had quietly discontinued replacement parts<\/a> for the original 2022 Steam Deck LCD, with the battery being the most crucial hit. That sparked real concern among owners, since a dead battery with no official replacement basically means a bricked handheld. Valve walked it back within days, and iFixit confirmed a fresh batch of batteries was on the way<\/a> shortly after.<\/p>\n

\"Steam<\/p>\n

VIEW GALLERY – 5 IMAGES<\/p>\n

The batteries are back in stock<\/a> now. However, the price has jumped from $79.99 to $129.99 for the part alone, a gigantic 63% increase. If you grab the Fix Kit, which bundles in the spudger, tweezers, opening picks, and other install tools, the total climbs to $134.99. Currently, iFixit has not given a reason for the increase, and Valve has stayed quiet on it too.<\/p>\n

\"Steam<\/p>\n

For context, the Steam Deck OLED replacement battery is still sitting at its old $79.99 price, so this bump is specific to the LCD model for now, though the OLED part could follow once its current stock runs out.<\/p>\n

This kind of price creep is not unique to Valve’s handheld. Apple raised the cost of several out-of-warranty iPhone and Mac battery replacements<\/a> a while back, and the pattern feels familiar. Although other repair options exist, companies can quietly make them less appealing. The Steam Deck built a reputation on being one of the more repairable handhelds around, which is exactly why this affects it more than a typical price hike.<\/p>\n

\"Steam<\/p>\n

I think the bigger concern here is precedent. A 63% jump on a single part, right after a scare over its availability, is not a great look, even if it is technically still available. Owners holding onto an aging LCD Steam Deck now have to weigh a pricier battery against just buying newer hardware outright.<\/p>\n

It also complicates the maths for anyone eyeing a cheap secondhand LCD Steam Deck. A used unit with a worn-out battery used to be an easy fix for under $80. At $130 or more, that repair starts eating into a meaningful chunk of what the handheld itself is worth on the resale market, which could push more buyers toward newer models instead.<\/p>\n

\"Steam<\/p>\n

Right-to-repair advocates have been pushing manufacturers toward easier, cheaper battery access for years, and some progress has been made elsewhere. Nintendo, for example, is building a Switch 2 variant with a removable battery<\/a> to comply with EU regulations.<\/p>\n

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I thought repairability was supposed to get better and cheaper, but this new price hike runs against that trend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Steam Deck LCD battery saga has a new chapter, and now it comes with a bigger price…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,125],"class_list":["post-570798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}