The Steam Deck OLED, the best version of Valve’s gaming handheld with extra battery life, a slight improve to efficiency, and an eye-popping display, can now be bought refurbished for $110 lower than it prices brand-new.
Valve has simply begun selling certified refurbished Steam Deck OLED models beginning at $439 within the US, UK, Canada, and EU. That buys you the 512GB mannequin with a shiny display, whereas the 1TB anti-glare mannequin might be had for $519 — lower than the $549 you’d pay to get even the 512GB mannequin brand-new. (The 1TB mannequin usually prices $649.)
Like my colleague Jay Peters simply informed me in Verge Slack, “$439 is a steal for the OLED.” Valve doesn’t at the moment have inventory of refurbished LCD fashions, although they will be as cheap as $279.
Like Valve’s refurbished variations of the unique LCD mannequin, which has a barely smaller and slower display, Valve says it provides every unit “an intensive examination involving over 100 checks at considered one of Valve’s amenities,” together with a battery well being verify, and Valve says they’ll “meet and even exceed the efficiency requirements” of brand-new models. They every include a carrying case, refurbished energy provide, and one-year guarantee — however they could have “minor beauty blemishes.”
Valve launched the Steam Deck OLED in November 2023, and a 12 months later, it’s nonetheless one of many best methods to play PC video games on the go. No different handheld has surpassed its ease of use, although the Asus ROG Ally X did lastly meet or beat it in battery life whereas providing higher efficiency.