Valve’s Steam Deck LCD kickstarted the PC handheld craze. Now it is performed

Valve has determined to finish manufacturing of the Steam Deck LCD, the most cost effective model of the corporate’s handheld gaming laptop, experiences Home windows Newest.

As a part of the Steam Winter Sale, Valve added a be aware to the Steam Deck web page saying that when the final inventory of the LCD mannequin are bought, it would now not be out there for buy — and it’s now bought out. Launched in 2022, the Steam Deck LCD performed an essential position in establishing Steam Deck as a preferred choice within the handheld gaming PC market, launching at an inexpensive $399.

Going ahead, Steam Deck OLED would be the solely model Valve sells. That mannequin has a beginning worth of $549 and affords, amongst different issues, improved display know-how and longer battery life.

Valve has not commented on why manufacturing of the LCD mannequin is being discontinued, however one doable clarification might be rising costs for elements comparable to reminiscence and storage. The corporate not too long ago stated a possible Steam Deck 2 stays a good distance off.