Valve Inadvertently Makes Original Steam Deck a Collector’s Item After Just Two Years
In a shocking twist of planned obsolescence and community-driven stubbornness, the original Steam Deck has become a retro console mere months after its release. Gamers who refused the OLED upgrade are now being hailed as "purists of the portable PC revolution," while Valve’s decision to add a slightly better screen has turned the LCD model into a "scarce artifact of early 2020s optimism." Experts say you can now find original Steam Decks selling for triple the price on eBay—not because they’re rare, but because owners insist they still don’t need an OLED to play "Hades" in bed. The true irony? The only thing more deflating than the battery life is the realization that the "classic" model is now just an emulator box full of memes.