Valve officially ends production on LCD Steam Deck model

The launch of the Steam Deck back in 2022 helped to usher in a new age of PC gaming handhelds. While Valve is shying away from releasing a new version every year, the arrival of the Steam Deck OLED in late 2023 did make the original LCD model feel somewhat outdated. Valve continued to sell both models at the same time, but only the 256GB variant of the LCD Deck was kept available. Finally however, the LCD Steam Deck is being fully discontinued.

In going to the official store page for the Steam Deck, 3 models of the handheld can be purchased: the 256GB LCD model; 512GB OLED model and the 1TB OLED model.

That said, those wanting to purchase the LCD variant are now being met with a message from Valve, which states: “Note: We are no longer producing the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model. Once sold out, it will no longer be available.”

While the LCD Steam Deck did serve well as the cheapest version of the handheld, its drawbacks in comparison to the refreshed OLED model made it a tougher sell as time progressed – with the latter introducing a far better display with HDR; higher refresh rates; improved WIFI; a bigger battery and more.

Still, if you were wanting to get your hands on an LCD Steam Deck, now is your last chance to do so.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the LCD Steam Deck compared to the OLED model? Is it worth the sacrifices? When do you expect we’ll get a proper Steam Deck 2? Let us know down below.

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