The Steam Autumn Sale begins subsequent Monday, however Valve dropped an early deal with within the type of a uncommon Steam Deck LCD discount. The 256GB mannequin that usually sells for $399.99 is $319.20 via October sixth at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. I, for one, thank Valve for dropping this deal now as a substitute of when the servers inevitably hiccup initially of the sport sale.
For anybody on the market deciding between the Steam Deck LCD, the pricier OLED, and maybe different handhelds, it’s robust to beat the worth of this discounted mannequin. The Deck will probably be 4 years outdated in February, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a contender in relation to good, dependable efficiency in PC video games, particularly contemplating how power-efficient it’s. One other perk: it runs SteamOS, not Home windows 11.
Additionally, sport compatibility throughout Steam is usually nice (increasingly more builders are constructing video games with the Steam Deck’s specs in thoughts forward of launch), and Valve has patched the Steam Deck incessantly all through the years with new options. It didn’t start out great, however it eventually got there.
Certain, the $549 Steam Deck OLED boasts some good perks that some will probably be keen to pay additional for, like an even bigger battery, a 90Hz refresh price OLED, quicker Wi-Fi 6E. However at simply over $200 much less, you’re getting a fairly comparable gaming expertise within the Steam Deck LCD.