Valve Tricked Me… and I’m SO Happy! – Steam Deck OLED Review

[JordB]

Rumors have been running wild about new Valve hardware, and they’ve finally let us in on the secret. A new VR headset? Nope. Steam Deck 2? Not quite...but we still love it!

 

Thanks dbrand for sending over their Killswitch case and accessories to try on the Steam Deck OLED. Grab yours at https://dbrand.com/shop/killswitch

[Lurick]

I want to preorder, I'm in the US but...

 

 

Edit:

Fixed a minute or two after this post.

[JordB]

@Lurick Here's my view here in Canada:

 

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, JordB said:

@Lurick Here's my view here in Canada:

 

Yup, it updated like 1 minute after my post x.x

I see that now too

[WereCat]

Definitely not switching from LCD one I've got but this is a stellar update for any new buyer. 

 

I personally want to try OC the DRAM on mine to 6400MT/s as its possible... With the possible risk of creating a paper weight. 

 

They better put VRR display on SD2 though.

[Eigenvektor]

17 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Definitely not switching from LCD one I've got but this is a stellar update for any new buyer.

Have to say, I'm tempted to get one. Is it worth going for more storage?

[Mikro 7]

5:34 Mesuring report? How did you measure these values ??

6:43 built in that is ok, but happily its not a WV product. BUT the conclusion is OK

12:26 Mesuring report? How did you measure these values ??

[Costco_Daddy]

3:37 The Switch OLED is a 720P screen, whereas the Steam Deck OLED is 800P, so they are definitely not the same exact display.

[WereCat]

32 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Have to say, I'm tempted to get one. Is it worth going for more storage?

Depends on how many games you like to keep installed or how big games you play. 

 

I haven't found 512GB to be limiting for my use case but I tend to play mostly older games and Indie games. 

 

Big AAA and demanding games I'll play on my PC. 

[Eigenvektor]

10 minutes ago, WereCat said:

I haven't found 512GB to be limiting for my use case but I tend to play mostly older games and Indie games. 

 

Big AAA and demanding games I'll play on my PC. 

Thanks, that's a good point. I don't really expect to be playing AAA games on it. I was thinking along the lines of older or more indie style games. So the smaller version should be fine.

 

13 minutes ago, Costco_Daddy said:

3:37 The Switch OLED is a 720P screen, whereas the Steam Deck OLED is 800P, so they are definitely not the same exact display.

The screenshot of the store page linked above says 1280 x 800 for all models (and well, one is an OLED, so I would hope they're not the same display )

https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/

 

doh… dyslexia. You're talking about the Switch

[LMGcommunity]

41 minutes ago, Costco_Daddy said:

3:37 The Switch OLED is a 720P screen, whereas the Steam Deck OLED is 800P, so they are definitely not the same exact display.

We don't say that they're the exact same display, but we suggest that they have the same supplier due to the subpixel layout.

[16LIONHEART16]

Video starts stating that the price has not increased on I've searched up on the app it shows that the prices increase by £90, what's up?

[vong]

New model and it's still not officially available in Australia. I'd be interested if they offered a trade in program or parts for an upgrade.

[heIly]

"all without raising the price. take that sony."

 

"it's $20 more than last gen"

 

seems kind of silly to throw some shade at sony at the beginning, doesn't it?

 

[Patriot1911]

2 hours ago, 16LIONHEART16 said:

Video starts stating that the price has not increased on I've searched up on the app it shows that the prices increase by £90, what's up?

<big ass images that have no right to be displayed inline>

You're looking at a new discounted price for the 512 GB LCD model. The 512 GB OLED model is the same price the 512 GB LCD was before, only the LCD one is discounted right now.

[CEbbinghaus]

*cries in australian*

[Si3Rra_7]

wait, why is it "very nice" that the screws on the back are now torx instead of philips? 

 

@8:33 in the video

[chtorogu]

8 minutes ago, Si3Rra_7 said:

wait, why is it "very nice" that the screws on the back are now torx instead of philips? 

 

@8:33 in the video

Because they're more durable, I suppose.

[NemesisPrime_691]

8 hours ago, heIly said:

"all without raising the price. take that sony."

 

"it's $20 more than last gen"

 

seems kind of silly to throw some shade at sony at the beginning, doesn't it?

 

Yeah, I did not understand the comparison to Sony too. 

 

If anything, they should've thrown shade at Nintendo for the lazy Switch OLED upgrade. And that too in terms of features for a refresh version of the devices, not for the money they charge.

[aminit]

Its amazing how Valve is contributing to the Linux ecosystem growth through the steam deck, I was of the belief that linux still struggle with hdr and variable refresh rate and them implementing it smoothly is a big win.

[GodAtum]

That's a big F U for those of us who recently bought a Deck 

[Mojo-Jojo]

16 hours ago, GodAtum said:

That's a big F U for those of us who recently bought a Deck 

 

On 11/9/2023 at 8:09 PM, WereCat said:

Definitely not switching from LCD one I've got but this is a stellar update for any new buyer.

Two kinds of people.