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 by way of October sixth at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. I, for one, thank Valve for dropping this deal now as an alternative 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 powerful to beat the worth of this discounted mannequin. The Deck can be 4 years previous 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, recreation compatibility throughout Steam is mostly nice (increasingly builders are constructing video games with the Steam Deck’s specs in thoughts forward of launch), and Valve has patched the Steam Deck steadily 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 can be prepared to pay additional for, like a much bigger battery, a 90Hz refresh price OLED, sooner Wi-Fi 6E. However at simply over $200 much less, you’re getting a fairly comparable gaming expertise within the Steam Deck LCD.