Forget buying a gaming laptop - cure your Steam Deck FOMO instead with this limited-time 15% discount

Date:
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:52:45 +0000

Description:
The Steam Deck is currently 15% off for a short time with Valves new promotion.

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Two years ago, the Steam Deck was released and it triggered a flood of other PC gaming handhelds. Still, it has remained one of the most popular and affordable gaming portables you can buy, and Valve is taking the value proposition a step further by reducing the price for two models by 15%.

Theres a reason for this sale, though, namely that the Steam Deck LCD models in question - the 64GB and 512GB flavors - are being phased out, and the
deals will only be good while supplies last (and that may not be long).

For the 64GB LCD model, in the US Valve has knocked down the price from $349 to $296.65 (from 309 to 262.65 in the UK), and with the 512GB LCD model, its price has been reduced from $449 to $381.65 (from 389 to 330.65 in the UK).

The promotion doesnt include Steam Deck OLED models and itll run until July
11 (or until stocks run dry, as mentioned). Itll doubtlessly be a tempting deal for those whove been holding off on buying a Steak Deck and arent fussed about the OLED screen. From your bed to the beach

The Steam Deck is a favorite in the world of portable gaming for a number of reasons. Valves handheld is nicely built and thought out, and offers a system of rating games for compatibility with the Steam Deck so you can easily find out which PC games play well on the device.

Another of its main selling points is the devices portability, as the Steam Deck is lighter and more compact than alternatives like the Asus ROG Ally . Plus, the Steam Deck has its own operating system - SteamOS - whereas other rival handhelds run Windows 11 , and are slower and clunkier in many respects due to that.

In short, this looks to be a good time to take the plunge into the world of portable gaming PCs while saving a chunk of cash. We wouldnt hang about if
you do fancy taking advantage of this offer, as were betting it wont run
until the mentioned closing date - stock is probably going to vanish quite quickly.

Its also worth thinking carefully about the 64GB model - bear in mind that
not only is this a smaller drive, its an eMMC model meaning its not as fast
as the SSDs in the other Steam Deck variants. Still, it is very cheap now, we cant deny that. You might also like... No, you cant run a PC emulator on your iPhone or iPad, Apple says Keen to see new MacBook Pros with the M4 chip?
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/steam-deck/forget-buying-a-gaming-laptop-cure -your-steam-deck-fomo-instead-with-this-limited-time-15-discount


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