Best gaming deals: Steam Deck, Starfield, Armored Core 6, and more

Steam celebrated its 20th birthday this past week. Valve has discounted every Steam game ever created, and is also offering a 20% discount on the Steam Deck. We’ve also scoped out some excellent game deals at Newegg and Humble, in addition to collector’s edition Blu-rays for Star TrekStudio Ghibli has a wide range of films.

Below, you’ll find some of our other favorite deals this week from the worlds of gaming and entertainment, along with some of the best-selling products that have recently appeared on Polygon.

Best gaming offers this week

Fancy a Steam Deck, Valve’s excellent handheld PC that can run a surprising amount of games? The 64GB version is available now for just $359, down from $399. If you need more (and faster) storage, the 256 GB version costs $449 (it’s normally $529), and the 512 GB model for $519 (marked down from $649). The Deck comes with a zipper-up bag for all models, except the 512GB model which has an anti-glare screen.

If you’ve been on the fence about adopting a Steam Deck of your own, there’s never been a better time to do so, since this is matching its lowest price yet. Valve has also managed to iron out many of the Steam Deck’s early issues, and the list of Steam Deck verified titles has been greatly expanded since launch.

Steam Deck

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Valve’s handheld PC can play loads of games from Steam, including Elden Ring,Cyberpunks 2077There are many other options.

Valve’s catalog of games, sparse as it is, represents some of the best titles available in PC gaming. If you’ve somehow missed out on games like Half-LifeYou can also find out more about PortalYou can purchase the Valve Complete PackGet it on Steam at just $11.08. Bundle includes all the games in this bundle, a total value of $130. Half-Life (excluding Alyx: Half-Life), Portal” The Left 4 DeadFranchises, including all expansions and modifications.

This week we reported that one of the best things about this year’s Olympics was its excellent ad campaign. Resident Evil 4Remake was $20 cheaper than normal. Good news! The sale is still on. Amazon and Best Buy are offering the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version at a discounted price of $39.99.

You can now fill up your Steam Deck for only $10 with 6 classic Halo games. Regularly $39.99 Halo: Master Chief CollectionIt’s a steal even when you pay twice as much. This bundle includes the classic FPS multiplayer games and cinematic campaigns that helped define Xbox. What’s even more impressive is that even after several years, The Master Chief CollectionContinues to receive regular fixes and updates. For those who have Game Pass, you’ll find this collection already available there.

Newegg has modestly discounted new releases such as StarfieldYou can also find out more about the following: Fires of Rubicon – Armored Core 6,. The standard edition of Bethesda’s star-spanning RPG is priced at $69.99, but you can save $5 by using the promo code 5STARFLDAt checkout. If you prefer massive mechas with guns, then the standard version of Armored Core 6,Use the code to get the discount LDZCW597 Checkout is available.

Humble has a great game bundle to round out this week’s gaming deals. The “Build today, plan for tomorrow” bundle brings together Cities SkylinesYou can get all of this DLC and more for just $20. The proceeds from the sale of this ultimate city-builder bundle will benefit Coral Guardian, Oceana and Direct Relief.

You might also want to take a look at the Friends vs. FriendsFree weekend on Steam Steam is offering the complete version of cel-shaded Arena Shooter free until Sep. 21. If you like what you’ve played, you can make the game a permanent part of your collection at half-price.

Top-selling products on Polygon for this week

This week’s best deals on entertainment

A 54-disc celebration of everyone’s favorite star-faring Frenchman, pre-orders for Star Trek Picard The Legacy CollectionAmazon offers discounts on a variety of products. Normally $244.99, you can reserve your copy of this collector’s box set for $199.95 ahead of its Oct. 17 launch. The Star Trek Picard The Legacy Collection is a Blu-ray collection that includes all seven seasons Star Trek TNGThe four films featuring Next GenerationCrew and the Complete Series of Star Trek: Picard.

Inside the nearly 12-pound box, you’ll also find a set of four handsomely embossed Chateau Picard coasters, a set of combadge magnets, a custom deck of playing cards, and an exclusive hardcover version of Picard’s WisdomA 208-page book of quotations from the man.

Amazon is currently offering a discount on the Blu-rays for Studio Ghibli’s entire catalog. With the exception of Hayao Miyazaki’s most recent film, The Boy and the HeronAll of the classics are packaged in stylish steelbook covers. Just in case you haven’t been introduced to the whimsical works of the prolific anime studio, we’ve picked out a handful of accessible titles to start with, including My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service” Howl’s Moving Castle.