Valve has cut the price of the 256GB Steam Deck LCD by 20% for Black Friday weekend, pushing the handheld down to just $319.20 and marking the lowest retail price ever for that model. The bargain is a stark reminder of what the Steam Deck still offers: a 7-inch LCD at 1,280 x 800 resolution and a custom AMD APU that, while no longer the outright performance leader among handheld PCs, still runs a huge swath of Steam’s library well. At $319.20 the numerical math is simple, especially when the cheapest Steam Deck OLED sits about $230 higher in price.
That price gap makes the Deck LCD hard to beat on value. Competitors like the Lenovo Legion Go S and the ROG Xbox Ally sit closer to the $600 mark. Heftier machines such as the ROG Xbox Ally X and some Lenovo Legion Go 2 configurations push toward $1,000 and beyond. Handhelds aimed at the top end, like the Ayaneo Next 2 and early GPD Win 5 prototypes, can top $2,000. Beyond raw parts lists the Steam Deck still holds a practical edge through SteamOS. Valve’s handheld ships with the OS tuned for a handheld workflow and a broad Steam library that works out of the box. The Legion Go S is one of the few other devices that officially supports SteamOS, but it costs considerably more than the Deck LCD.
For players who want the small quality-of-life extras Valve has been adding, the Deck is still moving forward. Console PC Gaming previously covered one of those changes in Steam Deck can now download games with the screen off which explains Valve’s low-power download mode available in Beta and Preview channels before wider rollout. If the price is the deciding factor this weekend, the fastest way to the sale is Valve’s store page.
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