In a surprise move, or perhaps not so surprising given current market conditions, Valve has not only stopped stocking the Steam Deck LCD in the U.S., but has also explained that it is phasing out the entry-level gaming handheld.
Other regions may follow, but that has not been confirmed, and Valve has yet to officially comment on the phasing out of the LCD model.
The Steam Deck LCD has been Valve’s most affordable handheld to date. If I’m allowed to speculate, rising RAM and storage prices could be part of what is making the LCD model harder to justify in the current market.
As I speak I’m two emails deep with support on my randomly bricked steam deck. Is been horrible and has stopped working three times in two years just randomly. This time it is fully unresponsive, six months out of warranty.
Well here’s an update. They have offered to honor the warranty due to me passed issues.
Sorry you’re having so many troubles. Glad they are taking care of you.
I have two steam decks. One bought on pre-order, the other was aftermarket with a broken screen, so I swapped it to DeckSight OLED. That second one was abused hard by its previous owner, inside and out, but it’s still working great. So for what it’s worth, I think the hardware is solid, if you don’t get a bad one. Every product line has occasional duds