Valve phases out Steam Deck LCD for pricier OLED, in a blow for budget gaming handhelds

[Redaktion]

Released in 2022, the Steam Deck LCD quickly attracted a devoted following. Those fans are bemoaning the news that Valve will soon retire its cheapest gaming handheld. The Steam Deck OLED ships with improved specs, but has a price that's on par with the ROG Xbox Ally and Legion Go S.

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[abc]

it's highly likely due to them EOL Aerith and now uses Sephiroth only. They control which SoC needs to be manufactured. Steam Deck software is beyond regular Linux - software-hardware integration are tighter so they can do Deck Verified program