{"id":618871,"date":"2023-03-17T09:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/valves-year-old-steam-deck-is-on-sale-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T09:48:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:48:54","slug":"valves-year-old-steam-deck-is-on-sale-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/valves-year-old-steam-deck-is-on-sale-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve\u2019s year-old Steam Deck is on sale for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4>\n      100% of the fun, 90% of the price    \u2014<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<h2 itemprop=\"description\">Save 10 percent on any hardware configuration until March 23.<\/h2>\n<section>\n<p itemprop=\"author creator\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n      <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/author\/kyle-orland\/\" rel=\"author\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Kyle Orland<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n    &#8211;  <time data-time=\"1679004676\" datetime=\"2023-03-16T22:11:16+00:00\">Mar 16, 2023 10:11 pm UTC<\/time>\n<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ELtzcpb_j38?start=0&#038;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><figcaption>\n<p>A fun Valve video showcases some of the highlights from the Steam Deck&#8217;s first year.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Valve is celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2022\/01\/valve-confirms-steam-deck-shipment-review-dates-by-the-end-of-february\/\">the first year of official availability for the Steam Deck<\/a> with the hardware&#8217;s first-ever official sale. Those looking to buy Valve&#8217;s portable hardware can <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/sale\/decktop100\">get a unit for 10 percent off<\/a> until March 23 as part of Steam&#8217;s regular spring software sale.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, that translates to the following price reductions for the various Steam Deck configurations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>64GB eMMC: <s>$399.00<\/s> down to $359.10<\/li>\n<li>256GB NVMe: <s>$529.00<\/s> down to $476.10<\/li>\n<li>512GB NVMe: <s>$649.00<\/s> down to $584.10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even a temporary price drop would have been hard to picture for the Steam Deck just a few months ago, when the hardware was still enjoying a months-long run atop Steam&#8217;s top-sellers list and Valve was still <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2022\/06\/steam-deck-shipments-more-than-double-this-week-so-lets-estimate-how-many\/\">struggling to fulfill launch-day preorders<\/a> in a timely manner. But Steam Deck units have been available without a preorder <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2022\/10\/now-you-can-order-the-steam-deck-and-its-dock-without-a-reservation\/\">since October<\/a> and are now set to be delivered one to two weeks after an order is placed.<\/p>\n<p>While this could just be a sign of improvements in <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2021\/11\/valve-delays-steam-deck-launch-two-months-to-february-2022\/\">longstanding hardware supply chain issues<\/a>, the Steam Deck hardware has also <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/topsellers\/2023W09\/\">dropped a bit on Steam&#8217;s own sales charts<\/a> in recent weeks. And you can contrast the Steam Deck&#8217;s sale price with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Bmhf2\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2022\/08\/will-the-nintendo-switch-ever-see-a-price-drop\/\">has yet to see an official price drop in its six-year history<\/a> (though <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/staff\/2022\/11\/best-cyber-monday-deals-2022\/\">retailer-specific Black Friday-style deals<\/a> have thrown in bundled games and Switch Online subscriptions for the standard MSRP).<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/steamdeck.jpeg\" data-height=\"1080\" data-width=\"1920\" alt=\"The (newly discounted) Steam Deck beckons...\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The (newly discounted) Steam Deck beckons...\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/steamdeck-640x360.jpeg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" ><\/a><figcaption>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/steamdeck.jpeg\" data-height=\"1080\" data-width=\"1920\">Enlarge<\/a> <span>\/<\/span> The (newly discounted) Steam Deck beckons&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re worried about investing in the first Steam Deck right before the launch of a souped-up version 2, fret not. Valve has <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2023\/03\/a-more-powerful-steam-deck-is-a-few-years-off-valve-says\/\">recently suggested<\/a> that a more powerful follow-up to the Steam Deck is &#8220;a few years&#8221; away (though a <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2022\/12\/steam-deck-2-0-could-focus-on-battery-life-over-better-performance\/\">more surface-level cosmetic refresh<\/a> could conceivably come sooner).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1924853\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Kyle Orland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100% of the fun, 90% of the price \u2014 Save 10 percent on any hardware configuration until March 23. Kyle Orland &#8211; Mar 16, 2023 10:11 pm UTC A fun Valve video showcases some of the highlights from the Steam Deck&#8217;s first year. 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