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A Steam Deck handheld console<\/a> can now be had for less than a Nintendo Switch as Valve\u2019s Steam Summer Sale kicks off on Thursday. The 15% off discount drops the Steam Deck<\/a>\u2019s LCD, 64 GB format down to $296.45, or $100 less than its launch MSRP, in a teaser promotion two days before the Summer Sale begins in full.<\/p>\n Valve had dropped the price about $50 in the years since its February 2022 launch. The only downside is this is the budget model that has since been superseded by one with a slightly larger OLED screen (which launched in November 2023), a longer-lasting battery, and storage options ranging from 512 GB to 1 TB. The 256 GB, LCD-screen Steam Deck is also standing still at its original price of $399.<\/p>\n However, the Deck\u2019s storage can be expanded with MicroSD cards, and for the kind of games that are best on Steam Deck, 64 GB should be plenty enough to get started.<\/p>\n The Steam Deck discount lasts the entirety of the annual Steam Summer Sale, which runs from June 27 to July 11. A trailer published over the weekend gives a hint at what kinds of titles will be placed on sale, but we won\u2019t know for sure where the real values are until it gets underway.<\/p>\n Steam did promise a \u201cSummer Sale Deep Discounts\u201d category, which should offer the kind of 80% to 90% off price cuts that load another dozen games on your pile of shame.<\/p>\nWhat else is on sale in the Steam Summer Sale?<\/strong><\/h2>\n