The Steam Deck has at all times supplied superb worth, however proper now, Valve has taken it to a brand new stage. Because of a 20% low cost this Black Friday weekend, the 256GB Steam Deck LCD is now simply $319.20, dropping Valve’s entry-level gaming handheld to its lowest ever worth.
Whereas the Steam Deck OLED may need wrestled the title of greatest gaming handheld general from the unique Steam Deck – now referred to as the Steam Deck LCD – the adjustments are comparatively small, and the Steam Deck LCD nonetheless provides virtually equivalent efficiency. What’s extra, with the most cost effective Steam Deck OLED costing $230 greater than the present Steam Deck LCD worth, the distinction in general worth is big.
Not solely does this low cost make the Steam Deck LCD so compelling in comparison with different Steam Deck choices, however it additionally makes a mockery of the worth of different gaming handhelds. From the Lenovo Legion Go S and ROG Xbox Ally at slightly below $600 by means of the ROG Xbox Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go 2 at $1,000 to the ridiculous $2,000+ of gadgets just like the Ayaneo Subsequent 2 and GPD Win 5, the Steam Deck LCD is in a league of its personal.
Sure, the Deck’s 7-inch LCD show with its 1,280 x 800 decision is modest, however it’s completely high-quality for informal gaming. Likewise, the customized AMD APU inside this machine has lengthy been surpassed for pure efficiency by different handhelds, however once more it nonetheless delivers a stable gaming expertise in an unlimited vary of Steam Deck video games.
Plus, any Steam Deck nonetheless holds its trump card of working SteamOS, which, regardless of vital enhancements to Home windows lately, nonetheless provides a much better general expertise on handhelds. The Lenovo Legion Go S is the one different handheld to run SteamOS formally, and it is a significantly dearer choice.
There actually is not way more to say on this. The Steam Deck is nice and you will get one for an extremely low worth. Simply go and seize one when you nonetheless can, by way of this hyperlink to Valve’s retailer web page.
