If You Don't Already Own A Steam Deck, Now's The Perfect Time To Give In

Valve's gaming handheld, the Steam Deck, is currently discounted, making it the perfect time to pick one up. The Steam Deck launched in February 2022 to high praise and was already able to play an impressive number of Verified games at launch, with that number growing in the years that followed, and players even finding several untested titles would play at a decent quality on the device. Since then, there's also been the launch of the newer OLED models in November 2023 with a better screen, battery life, and more.

The 15% Steam Deck discount is currently available on Steam until 10AM PDT on July 11th, the same time the main Steam Summer Sale — which starts on June 27th — ends. It's worth noting that this discount only applies to the 64GB and 512GB Steam Deck LCD models that are being phased out, but at the price of $381.65, the 512GB Steam Deck LCD is actually currently cheaper than the 256GB LCD model, which isn't being phased out and is retailing at $399. It is also significantly cheaper than its OLED counterpart, which costs $549.00.

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While the Steam Deck OLED is clearly an improvement, both of the original Steam Deck LCD models have their value and are worth checking out in the sale. While the 64GB model's storage is incredibly small and won't hold many AAA titles, it is good for indies, and many who purchased this model did so with the logic that buying the cheapest version of the handheld and upgrading the storage with an SSD at a later date would still work out cheaper in some cases than buying a model with higher storage pre-built into it, especially as there are plenty of guides available on how to customize Valve's handheld to best suit an individual's preferences.

As for the 512GB model, this comes down largely to whether players feel the new features in the OLED are worth paying the additional cost, as with such