Valve celebrates the Steam Deck’s birthday with first-ever discount

The Steam Deck is officially one year old, and to celebrate, Valve has just posted the first-ever price cut for this excellent gaming hand-held.

At 10% off, it’s not the biggest discount in the world, but it’s still a fantastic deal for those who were up until this point on the fence. All three storage variants are available with this discount and there’s currently a one to two-week expected delivery date. This particular Steam Deck deal coincides with the ongoing Steam Spring Sale and will be available until March 23rd. 

Outside the US? We’ve displayed USD pricing but this Steam Deck discount is available worldwide. Simply click through to the Steam Store and you’ll get relevant pricing for your location.

An awesome little gaming handheld

If you haven’t picked one up already, it’s well worth considering the Steam Deck if you’re a PC gamer with a large steam library. We were impressed during our Steam Deck review when we put the device through its paces, in particular by the overall design and the flexibility that the device offers (you can easily hook it up to big screens, for example).

Overall, performance isn’t super high-end but you can play a surprisingly large number of titles at 60FPS thanks to the Steam Deck’s modest 800p resolution, which looks tack-sharp on its 7-inch OLED display. Game compatibility, which was a minor issue at launch, is rapidly improving too, thanks to a number of iterative updates from Valve for the Deck’s Linux-based Steam OS. We’ve even seen Valve recently introduce an excellent feature that enables you to file transfer directly onto the device itself – extremely handy for cutting down on lengthy downloads.

According to recent reports and an Interview with the Steam Deck’s designer, we’re also a few years away from a ‘Steam Deck 2’. This, in our opinion, is good news if you’re still on the fence. You should be able to squeeze out plenty of hours on the Steam Deck without having to worry about an upgrade looming on the horizon. 

Need something with a little more power? Check out our recommendations for this week’s best cheap gaming laptop deals to get a decent machine for well under $1,000.

Alex is deals editor at Future PLC and an all-around expert at one thing – saving readers as much cash as possible while scoring them the best products for their needs. With content that’s always packed full of helpful information, no-nonsense expertise, and of course deals, Alex has also written for other leading sites such as T3 and GamesRadar. At work, you’ll find him mostly covering computing, gaming, and advising people on how to save on their cell phone plans. Outside of work, you’ll find him playing guitar, indulging his love for music, or down at the local climbing gym mostly hanging off boulders far too difficult for his abilities.