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TL;DR: Valve has officially discontinued production of the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model, making the Steam Deck OLED the new base model starting at $549. While the LCD version is sold out and unavailable ...

The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming computer from Valve that was first released on Feb. 25, 2022. It is based around Valve's Steam digital distribution service and prides itself on affordability, ...

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If you've been eyeing up a Steam Deck for the holidays, you might want to move fast, because the cheapest entry point for Valve's handheld console will soon become unavailable. With production of the ...

The Steam Deck is dead. Well, the original model with a 7-inch LCD is, at least. Valve has officially discontinued the handheld that opened the floodgates to a gazillion other handheld PCs. “We are no ...

A disclaimer on the Steam Deck page notes that no more would be made once sold out, and, well, they went pretty fast. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.