I got my LCD Steam Deck in April 2025 for $400 in reaction to Nintendo’s Switch 2 reveal being so terrible at the time. Times change. Valve charging $300 more for the SD spooked me and I got a Switch 2 while it’s still $450. I figured I won’t getting any more gaming hardware for a long time, so I might as well get the last decently affordable console for the foreseeable future. In retrospect, getting that SD was the best timed gaming purchase I ever made.
I got my LCD Steam Deck in April 2025 for $400 in reaction to Nintendo’s Switch 2 reveal being so terrible at the time. Times change. Valve charging $300 more for the SD spooked me and I got a Switch 2 while it’s still $450. I figured I won’t getting any more gaming hardware for a long time, so I might as well get the last decently affordable console for the foreseeable future. In retrospect, getting that SD was the best timed gaming purchase I ever made.