Valve’s fun video highlights the first year of Steam Decks.
Valve is celebrating the first year of official availability of the Steam Deck with the first official sale of the hardware. Those looking to buy Valve’s portable hardware can get 10% off through March 23rd as part of Steam’s regular spring software sale.
In the US, the following price reductions are available for various Steam deck configurations.
- 64GB eMMC:
$399.00Price down to $359.10 - 256GB NVMe:
$529.00Price down to $476.10 - 512GB NVMe:
$649.00Price down to $584.10
Imagine even a temporary price cut just a few months ago, when the hardware was still high on Steam’s top seller list and Valve was struggling to fill pre-orders on launch day. was difficult. timely way. However, Steam Deck units have been available without pre-order since October, and will ship 1-2 weeks after ordering.
While this could be just a sign of improvement in a longstanding hardware supply chain issue, Steam Deck hardware has also dropped a bit in recent weeks on Steam’s own sales charts. You can compare prices and the Nintendo Switch, which has yet to see an official price cut in its six-year history (although retailer-specific Black Friday-style deals offer bundled games and Switch Online subscriptions). has been put in). standard suggested retail price).
If you’re worried about investing in your first Steam deck right before the power-up version 2 launches, don’t worry. Valve recently hinted that a stronger follow-up to Steam Deck is “years” away (although a more surface-level cosmetic update could possibly come sooner).
