Wait I thought consoles are supposed to be getting more expensive for old hardware? Did Valve miss the memo?
Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale for 20% off ($400 -> $320)
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
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CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Valve originally expected to lose money on every Steam Deck sold, but thanks to high volume of units sold and other factors this ended up not being the case. Even with tariffs affecting that bottom line, I think the Decks still ended up being more profitable than they ever expected and they can afford to do sales like this, even if they potentially result in hardware being sold at a loss.
Speaking of which, @Railcar8095@lemm.ee you told me 6 months ago to ping you if tariffs come into effect and the price of the deck doesn’t increase.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
FYI lemm.ee Doesnt work anymore but maybe @Railcar8095@lemmy.world is the same person?
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I assume they already have the hardware built and are bascially liquidating it. The 256 seemed a bit of a black sheep in sales, with most people choosing the 64 and upgrading storage themselves, or the 512 to maximize storage from factory.
Mostly though just making a joke that valve is supposed to be following market trends and hiking the price regardless of actual conditions. The shareholders would be in shambles, if they had any.
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Valve is paying the tariffs for now, like most businesses do, but as an overall tactic it’s unsustainable for the long run. And half of them aren’t actually in effect yet anyway because trump keeps pushing the dates back.
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s me! Do you have the comment by any chance or just remember by heart? As mentioned below, the tariffs are mostly in hold until November (or people start asking again about some files and a distraction is needed).
donuts@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Valve originally expected to lose money on every Steam Deck sold, but thanks to high volume of units sold and other factors this ended up not being the case. Link? I thought they never confirmed whether they were making a profit on hardware or not
TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Would anyone recommend an LCD over an OLED model?
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Over OLED? Probably not, but LCD is perfectly fine.
Unless you really care about OLED and slightly better battery, then a much cheaper LCD is a good choice.
TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Oh the OLED doesn’t have any performance boost?
artyom@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Completely disagree. The OLED is better is almost every way. Just go and look at the long laundry list of significant improvements they made with that model.
ShadowRam@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
I've owned the first gen Steam Deck since the day it came out. (LCD)
No problems, greatly enjoy it.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I wouldn’t say I recommend it over the OLED, but they both work great. My OG LCD still holding up strong, but the OLED is definitely an improvement in both screen quality and battery.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I mean, I am an OLED Deck owner, and at this price point, if I didn’t already have my Deck?
This is a fucking steal at this price, compare it to non OLED laptops of similar specs/capabilities, then just tack on the price of like a portable membrane keyboard or something.
morgan_423@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
In a specific use case: absolutely. If you want to dock it a large percentage of the time and use it as a PC console, plugged into power and hooked up to your TV / projector / monitor / whatever:
- You’re not going to care about the built in screen as much
- You’re not going to care about the lesser battery as much
- The huge savings over an SD OLED will help you get over the 1 or 2 FPS you’ll lose in most games.
If you’re that person, you should definitely go for it. And even if you find yourself playing handheld more than you thought you would, it’s still not a big deal.
devfuuu@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Many people don’t need an oled. Like casual players or people with it hooked to the tv most of the time.
morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
For the price? Yeah absolutely. I got mine really discounted and it holds up, my partner has an oled which looks great and I like the larger screen, but not sure if $300 more is worth it for everyone. You can get a solid case & screen protector, battery bank and upgrade the ssd for nearly that.
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
The two main advantages of the OLED deck are a drastically better screen, and much better battery life in demanding titles.
Games that max out the Deck’s power draw (Cyberpunk, Bladur’s Gate, etc) will typically get about 1:30 of battery life on the LCD deck, and 2:30 on the OLED deck, which is a pretty huge increase. It’s less of an issue for less demanding games, and you can always get a high output battery pack instead.
TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I really appreciate the time frames on this. That’s really good to know. I mostly game sitting within reach of a charger, so it wouldn’t be a big deal for me. I think I’ll go for the Steam Deck LCD once I go for it.
Lemmchen@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
I had both and I find the OLED massively overhyped.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I have an LCD Steam Deck which I got used for around 300$ since I already have a Ps5 and the Deck was my first time trying pc gaming.
Because of how everyone was praising the OLED, I thought the screen would be bad, but it is awesome to my eyes.
The battery management is the annoying part of an handheld, but you also have it, maybe less, with the OLED.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
I assume this means they’re trying to clear out the LCD stock and be OLED-only soon?
shaytan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
If I didn’t have a Steamdeck already, I would buy at this price 100%
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Lol, better deal than a Switch 2 if you like playing more than just Nintendo games!
(Also you can play almost every single Nintendo game in existence on it)
TheRealKuni@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
In fact, you can play more Nintendo games on the Steam Deck than you can on the Switch 2. Just not the newest ones (yet).
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I’ve managed to get BotW working at basically just a bit worse than the performance level of a Switch 1.
Pretty much everything else is gucci, given that you run some games for a bit to allow a shader cache to build up.
Denjin@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Pirating Nintendo games is the morally right thing to do.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Correct, no notes.
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Been checking the refurb page for weeks now. I’m about to pull the trigger on this.
Any recommendations for a budget dock that I can buy from somewhere other than amazon? I’ve been boycotting amazon since pre-covid and I dont intend to break that here. I’d love to find something cheaper than the official valve one though.
sawdustprophet@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
Any recommendations for a budget dock
I don’t know if it’s the type you’re looking for but I’m quite happy with my Genki Covert Dock. It does the job quite well, and the portability is nice to have.
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
This isnt quite what I had in mind, but I didnt even know form factors like this were an option! I think this exactly meets my criteria
dan1101@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Same here with not wanting to further fund Amazon. All I can say is beware of eBay sellers, because I’ve ordered like four things from eBay and they still drop shipped from Amazon. Frustrating.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Ah… damm.
Not… from not Amazon, no.
But maybe you can find this somewhere else?
Behold… I call this thing… the DockStand.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BRXZDWDV?psc=1
Somehow, a kickstand, and a sort of bare bones dock, at the same time.
Currently under $25.
It has worked flawlessly for me.
It is …yeah, barebones, but quite functional.
Gives you an HDMI port, 2 usb A 3 ports, and an additional microsd slot, which only works when the power is run through the dockstand, and also … does not have a spring release mechanism, it is literally just a slot, and the properly seated card just sticks out a little bit.
Janky? Yes.
But also, cheap, and functional.
Particularly if you are like me and spend a lot of Deck time basically just using it as a big phone to watch videos on… the kick stand is good for that lol.
Like, you can find just kickstands alone, with no dock like capabilities… for about the same price.
I ended up pairing this with i think a jsaux replacement power adapter that also came with a 90 degree joint adapter mabob for the usb c power source… I had been using the power adapter that came with the deck so much that i managed to start destroying the cable.
Also, at least with my… I guess average sized hands for a dude? … I have never had a problem with the DockStand getting in the way of my hands and the controls while playing.
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
I have a cheap Ivoler brand dock and it’s worked really well. Not sure where to buy it besides Amazon though.
I would specifically recommend against buying from Jsaux’s website though, their website isn’t actually safe to buy from.
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
What’s wrong with the jsaux website?
Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Haha! Highly recommended! This is the version I bought when it first came out, and it’s still going strong. Battery life is pretty bunk, though.
WereCat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I have 512GB LCD and 1TB OLED, I was too lazy to pit up a listing for the LCD yet but does 350€ seem reasonable? It’s from the pre-order batch so it’s one of those early units (with the better fan)
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I love steam sales :3
Telorand@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
Steam Deck was the best tech expenditure I’ve made in the last five years.
artyom@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Honestly coolest piece of tech since the iphone.