The $649 unit’s carrying case has gray lining on the inside, and also comes with a cleaning cloth. All configurations come with a black carrying case that has a Steam Deck logo on top. The latter model also has an anti-glare etched-glass display. Storage options include 64 GB for $399, 256 GB for $529 and 512 GB for $649. Aside from different storage and display options, all three units are identical. The Valve Steam Deck has three configurations. All configurations pack "Van Gogh" APU and 16 GB of RAM.Steam Deck review: Price and availability But even in its current form, this handheld is exactly what I wanted.
In fact, Valve even revealed that it has been making some slight hardware upgrades under the radar as issues are discovered. Valve can (and likely will) address some of these issues via future updates. The battery life also leaves something to be desired. You can’t play every game in your Steam library, and the touch-based controls aren’t as precise as I would have hoped.
The actual price could be higher than these estimates, but we doubt it’ll be lower.Despite its virtues, Steam Deck is still something of a work in progress. We’d advise budgeting for around A$500 for the 64GB, $800 for the 256GB, and if that 512GB model comes in under A$999, we’ll be pretty surprised. Hazarding a guess, we’d say Australians can expect to pay between $100-300 more than the US price, depending on the model.
Is there anything we can glean from the US Steam Deck pricing? As Australian gamers know, the value of the Aussie dollar means you should always set your pricing expectations higher than what the US will be paying. The system will launch in four territories - the US, Canada, UK, and EU - and Valve will consider a wider launch from there. The reason for is this is that Valve currently has no confirmed release date for the Steam Deck in Australia. While there is US pricing for all three models, the Steam Deck has no confirmed Australian price at this time.
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