Valve discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model

Valve have done this pretty quietly, but they're discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model now with just the Steam Deck OLED remaining.

There was no press announcement (we're waiting on a reply from Valve about it), and no announcement about it across anywhere else I can see. However, the official Steam Deck page now notes:

Note: We are no longer producing the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model. Once sold out, it will no longer be available.

Originally it just stated it in the USA, but today checking the store again it's now showing in the UK too so it seems to be pretty clearly confirmed to be happening.

Valve previously discontinued the other two LCD models with the 64GB and 512GB, so it was only a matter of time until they put all their focus into the much improved OLED version. Not really surprising it comes now either, with the price of various components skyrocketing thanks to AI companies - so streamlining their production makes sense there too.

Jumping from £349 to £479 isn't exactly steep for all the improvements available in the OLED though but still a big shame to see, because the LCD model was a cheap decent entry into the handheld gaming market, and a nice boost for SteamOS Linux adoption with Linux hitting an all-time high on Steam.

So if you were after a Steam Deck, now is the last time to grab the Steam Deck LCD 256GB on the Steam store.