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Valve when their community is causing ww3 due to lack of games and the rise of cheating:😴 Valve when Linus tech tips asks about their new oled realizing their greedy asses can make more money: 😄
I think this shows what a great company valve is to work for. The people are genuinely excited about the stuff they work on and don't want to spoil the surprise. (I know that a room full of lawyers and NDAs probably helps too)
I love Steam's dedication to customers. Everything changed here is EXACTLY what we've been asking for, even down to the metal screw housings. The only thing I don't like is the fact I bought mine a couple of months ago...
The big secret is that you can please shareholders by pleasing consumers. It's tragic how few companies have clued into the obvious fact that being pro consumer can make people want to pay you more money than they need to.
@@awesomeferret Kinda. But pleasing customers usually means taking risks and looking long term. But especially with investors that are there just for money, they might not understand all the decision or just don't care, since what they are doing is playing stocks game. They are just going to jump ship if those risks fail or they might even interfere to put some cutthroat CEO in place to cut costs, which will short term bring things up.
It really blows my mind that so many other handheld makers put 1080p, 1200p, etc... screens in these handhelds when the resolution increase isn't that noticeable, but severely impacts other arguably more important aspects of the device like performance and battery life.
got it when it first dropped I guess the only upside is if you hang onto OG devices long enough like a game boy SP < hard to find an they can be expensive this device will end up being worth more in the long run.
One cool thing you didn't mention is that apparently the screen can now be removed without taking the steam deck apart to the same extent. This should make repairing the device and doing case swaps much easier.
This would be important considering that even the best modern OLED panels will have burn in over extended use. For a machine that will likely see decades of use to some extent from enthusiasts (people are still actively using Gameboys 40 years later), it's nice to know it won't be a hassle to swap out / replace/ upgrade the screen when the time comes.
@@lovelymusicnow4404 Apparently... Yes "Yet the biggest improvement to repairability would be that the Steam Deck OLED will no longer require you to remove the backplate if you need to replace the screen display. As iFixit's screen replacement guide points out, users will need to open the back of the original Steam Deck and remove things such as the motherboard and the heatsink just to remove the gadget's display properly." IGN
@@ThisUploaded yes and not look at asus oled laptop taskbar autohide pixel shit a whole bunch of stuff you can't disable . I also had plenty of samsung oled smartphone and zero burn in. Oled is not the same that 7 years ago it's miles better
From Valves point of view, everything about this is fucking genius. They can reuse almost everything they already manufactured (new base model is basically just stock of the old models) and dont break compatibility with most stuff most people care about and make the experience a lot better for everyone. Really nicely done! I‘m honestly super impressed with this, and that‘s not even primarily looking at the actual improvements to the device.
They're clever enough to try and downgrade the SRGB feature for original Deck model to try and make the new OLED model seem more desirable. Sneaky company indeed.
If you watch the tear downs of the units though not really. They changed ton of internals, from colors, to sizes, to just new equipment in general. It’s definitely a whole new machine in there to the extent.
All about profit.. I bet these companies have the technology to make a steamdeck at the level of a ps5 or xbox one x. But they wouldnt probably win so mutch profit for going so advanced up. But thats just my thought.
While they do fund and make use of many open source projects, much of their own software is not. None of their game engines are open source, Steam is not open source, and while CAD files for the Deck are available, none of the Deck's hardware components are open source, and SteamOS 3 as a whole is not fully open source.
utterly disappointed they launched their ''steam deck 2'' only offering a a screen upgrade, while its cpu and gpu are quickly getting outdated and getting demolished by competition. The steam deck cant even get acceptable FPS in new titles such as Alan wake 2 and Starfield. They couldve upped the GPU to the 780m that almost all competitor handhelds are sporting right now, but no, a better screen that the outdated hardware won't be able to utilize.
I think the big thing to come from this is the price drop of the 256GB LCD model. The $399 model is now actually usable without having to spend extra for a microSD card or another SSD to replace the one it comes with, and it really puts pressure on the competition to either drop prices or to figure out how to justify their higher prices.
@@KnockOut101incyeah, but the entire experience is significantly worse on any Widows based handheld. With Steamdeck you can press a button to send it to sleep, come hours or days later, press the button and in a couple of seconds continue playing from where you were. I wouldn't trade Steamdeck overall experience even for twice performance and resolution. The most demanding AAA games I run on the desktop anyway, but for anything else Steamdeck is just perfect.
@@zigmar7 you can pause a game too on windows with hibernate mode. I always do that since forever with my laptop me personally what I miss from steam os is just the launcher and control settings.. other than that I prefer windows bcs I can instal other game launcher effortlessly and run any cool windows program like mod tools and community software
You can install windows on Deck. It’s super easy. I didn’t even have to wipe the internal storage. It runs off a SD card. The only problem is SD cards are slow AF like an old ass laptop HDD. It makes the Steam deck feel slower than it really is. But I was able to play Starfield on it. It was playable at the lowest settings if you don’t mind 20 to 25 FPS. Using windows is not so bad on Deck it opens up games that are not supported by Steam OS and Game Pass games. That’s how I played Starfield, through Game Pass. The only thing is the Steam Deck is so slow. Sometimes painfully slow. Battery life of original is 2 hours tops to 60 minutes for high demanding games.
One thing I think needs mentioning is the significance of the 90 Hertz screen, not because a lot of games will be running at 90, but because a lot will be running at 40 or 45. The Steam Deck community has largely embraced the "golden 40" as a frame and refresh rate that is not that much more intensive to run than 30, but goes halfway to 60 in terms of frametimes, making it the optimal experience for games where hitting a native 60 isn't possible. The only problem is, you're downlocking the screen to 40 hertz for it, and so if a frame of those 40 is slightly late, you're waiting a whole 25 ms of stutter for the next one, compared to just 16.6 ms if running 30fps @ 60 hz. With a 90 hertz screen running at 80, that 40fps frame coming in slightly late is gonna halve that stutter time to 12.5 ms, which is HUGE in practice. Great choice!
13:19 For what it's worth, I like that Valve actually explained their design decisions. Between that, the unlocked bootloader, the improvements to repairability and their countless contributions to free/libre open source software, they show a lot of good faith for their customer base as a whole.
I think this is what will convince me to FINALLY order a Steam Deck through any means necessary and ship it down under. I was already spoiled with OLED on my phone and now on my Switch, and having a handheld PC with an OLED display just means that I will soon be adding it to my collection.
Probably same, waited because the normal one had shitty battery life, and screen was meh.. people scream for more performance but forget battery is like the most important thing on a portable device. Unless you only use it at home but buy a laptop/console at that point if you wanna game in the bed/couch imo
@@juraj_bthsts why hes saying he will get it and THEN hace it shipped down under....lots of reshippers online. i use one for some stuff that our state says are legal to buy and possess but not ship in the mail even though theyre legal in 49 othet states
@@juraj_bI assume that's where the "through any means necessary" comes in. Same story here in NZ (I imagine we'll get it when you do), but if you have contacts in parts of the world where it's available then anything's possible.
This makes me incredibly happy. Mainly because with valve aiming for HDR on the steamdeck there is a chance for better HDR support to trickle down into other linux distros.
It's not a chance. It's a certain. They have sponsored, helped with achieving several recent Linux desktop improvements already, mainly in relation to KDE plasma.
I mean it is already there. In alpha sure, but it is there. Only for AMD GPU`, sure, but it's there. Jokes aside it has been a feature being worked on since a while in KDE and GNOME already.
The 1TB is actually an insane value, a 1TB SSD was already around $100 anyway so buying the 512gb version to upgrade it doesn’t really make sense anymore
@@LoganChristiansonShow me where you can buy a 2tb ssd for 40$. Its litterly imposible. Houre just making stuff up for internet points and to try to sound smart
The fact that they made their product to be serviced and modded by the end user is amazing. Unlike everyone else who uses special screws and absurd amounts of adhesive. Great looking unit
@@thunderarch5951 Usually a product is revealed and then it takes a while for the embargo to end. But Valve had enough confidence in their product to lift the embargos when the product was revealed, which is rarely how embargos go.
This is not quite enough for me to upgrade, but that's only because I already love my steam deck so much. I'm always glad to see that valve is really putting their all into this new platform.
I feel so bad, I want that OLED and better battery but putting like 400€ on top of my old Steam Deck would be too much to upgrade. At least I expect fsr 3.0 to improve the Steam Deck in performance.
@@imanoldurango8213 ited be perfect if we could just return and add money and have them resale....oh wait brb lol.......nvm yea still not worth it lol but gives me great hope for the next SD2
@@mattmaas5790 You clearly missed the point of this product. Most people getting the deck already have a stronger gaming-capable PC and want to be able to play games from their Steam library (which you can't do on android natively) while on-the-go.
I am not going to complain about minor upgrades that make life better, allow older accessories to still be used and it does not cost (much) more than the original. And what they are doing for gaming on Linux is impressive as hell.
This is a HUGE deal! The crummy screen was my biggest gripe with the Steam Deck, so getting not just an OLED display, but a well done HDR experience is nuts! And the extra battery life and the increase in storage is a nice touch! This is an instant game changer for games like Persona 5 Royal, where the black and red UI elements look absolutely stunning on OLED displays :D
Based on Bill from The Nerd Nest's first impressions stream, as well as Gardiner Bryant, they do truly seem to be a significant improvement, especially when combined with the new haptics.
The fact that they didn't do any real price increases for this thing is actually AMAZING! Genuinely thinking about getting a Steam Deck at some point in the future now because of this as that is insane. Not to mention PROPER 1k nit HDR!
@@MrQuay03 can confirm, practiclly stopped buying games on any other platform (including the switch for that matter) when I got a steam deck. They of course might still work but it's just a so much bigger hassle now than just running the steam version (not to mention I've bought like 4 times the amount of games this year, the year I got my steam deck, than the last few years)
Valve underselling themselves and then beating their own expectations in every benchmark is such a breath of fresh air. So many companies lie and make a 10% improvement seem like a 30% improvement, which soils what would be a reasonable generational improvement.
The improvements in design with this are looking pretty great! It's clear that Valve has people that are passionate about the steam deck working on it. Even as someone that mainly plays on Xbox, seeing this kind of work going into a relatively niche product gives me a reason to look forward to seeing what Valve does with consoles moving forward.
I wouldn't call the Steam Deck niche. More of my friends own a Steam Deck than any other console. But we're PC gamers so that isn't surprising I guess.
@setaindustries That's kind of why I would call it niche. It mostly apeals to a subset of PC gamers, which, while large, is still just a subset of gaming as a whole. A large percentage of people have heard of an Xbox, Playstation, or Switch, but outside of the enthusiast gaming community I don't think it is super well known. That could definitely change with the next generation of steam deck if Valve continues to take this product seriously.
@@setaindustries most people who see me other than my pc friends think i have a switch at first until i tell them, we pc gamers may know what a steamdeck is but trust me it's niche.
@@devbot99That's why we need to spread the word. The Steam Deck is honestly an incredible product and is a perfect first step for people to experience the limitless possibilities of PC gaming without breaking the bank.
I'm totally jealous of the people who don't have a Steam Deck yet and are picking one of these up! The Steam Deck was already amazing and these upgrades really push it to the next level. Definitely not enough for me to consider upgrading though lol
Yes! I still don't have one. I was willing to accept the 60hz and LCD panel but I really wanted 1TB of storage because for me 512GB is extremely limited. This far surpassed my expectations for sure 😁
Ya, got one semi early on and this one is a great improvement! Glad to see that there is more to come lol. The deck was already well worth it, now it’s only even more so.
I'm jealous of people who can order Steam Decks at all... I live in Norway, we have never had access to the device... I'm quite pissed off to be honest that I cant order one :S
I love the fact they are bringing back the translucent shells for the exclusive one! I miss old controllers and Gameboys having those translucent cases of different colors
See limted edition. Falls in love with it. Checks steam to see when it can be bought. Sees the product with big disclaimer. Very disappointed with this. Valve supports very few countries officially with their hardware and they still can't offer the limited edition outside US and Canada?!
@@Spencerwalker21 Fair point but regardless, it's a tiny screen that doesn't really need to be upscaled to begin with. I was actually curious and played on my laptop in windowed mode and made the window about 7 inches big, set the resolution to 720p and it was perfect at that size. Rather have lower resolution with great battery life for a device that is centered around playing on the go.
I'm kinda curious how they could even do a late refresh, I mean it has the latest and greatest tech to date now. I guess they could include a 2tb or even 4tb NVMe if that comes out by then.
This weight, battery and screen improvement is totally what I wanted on my current steam Deck. Is there an easy to way trade in for discount? 90hz screen will be so nice. Hopefully the next one in a couple years actually get a huge performance boost because these games are really pushing the limit on the current hardware.
Despite them announcing that an actual 2.0 is in the works but 2-3 years off still, I think ill be picking this mid gen refresh. Double the storage for both mid and high tier for roughly the same prices is fantastic to hear
The beauty of the steam deck is that a new generation of console doesn’t mean that the old turns obsolete. New titles will still run on it, just not as good. If you want to play the latest 2D indie titles on your “old” console you can! And you can for a long long time. That’s a big difference compared to traditional consoles where development stops usually within the year for most major titles and after a few years the digital store shuts down. Because the steam Deck is so open, you can use it so long as you want. Even with latest software if you’re willing to service it yourself.
@@ryanlunzen9794 That's what I'm thinking too, I'm not really in a position to buy one right now if the next version is only 2-3 years away by the time I am it would probably be better to wait. I might get a bigger ssd in the meantime. I wonder if the screens compatible if so maybe picking up a replacement might be worth it.
@@mattmaas5790 1080p requires more power and battery. It's a net LOSS with the current hardware available and wouldnt meet the price point. Have you ever actually played on the deck? it looks sharp as hell at 800p honestly. and it runs games better for longer than the competitors in many cases at lower power. BTW every handheld has compromises
@@mattmaas5790There’s spec sheet number and there’s experience you get when you actually use it. Something close example would be sony, apple devices. They’re always simple and low on spec sheet value but the value increases exponentially when you actually use it. Similarly the screen is low res because it’s native resolution the APU run games on. You won’t get blurry look on 1080p or 1440p unless they make custom 1600p screen which would require re engineering and make device more expensive. It would result in lower battery life, more heating and poor performance. What they did is make a balance of these things to deliver good device.
@@mattmaas5790 800p is more than usable at this size. stop crying, if you dont like the product, don't buy it. Oled + HDR 1000 nits peak clears your delusion
Seems to me that valve is doing everything they can to not "over promise" on anything steam deck related. And honestly that is refreshing. Also I am going to buy a new one. Mine has already been a hit with the wife
I'm tempted to upgrade mine, but probably will wait for a model with higher specs or something. Super excited though with this hitting the market. Means more updates to the Steam Deck in general if more people buy it.
I appreciate the new charts very much. The highlighting is very helpful. I hope you iterate more on it as I think there are plenty of improvements to be had.
As a long time owner of a 256GB Deck, this sounds like a nice update, but the thing that makes me really want it is the Bluetooth 5.3 update. LE Audio can achieve lower latency without any vendor specific codecs.
@@NotFitz With like the same price tag, more battery efficiency, OLED and the new apu this will be nuts. Also fsr should be way better when SD2 releases. They fixed the major issue of the SD with the OLED and the next one is the performance and battery.
Beautiful. I don't see a need to upgrade my steam deck to this OLED version, but I love that this means Valve is moving forward with the Deck as a platform. Now that we have 2, we need to see if we'll ever get the magical number "3"...
Can't wait to see a resolution + RDNA3/4 upgrade with the Steam Deck 2 as an original deck owner. Going to skip the OLED since the APU is still RDNA2. Also no hall effect joysticks are a deal breaker for me personally. Still the best option for new Deck owners however!
Same. They took so long to come here and still aren't actually properly available only through grey marker importers. So feels like I should just wait for Deck 2. Bummer. Just checked as well, the oled model isn't available to order either.
The only reason I'd like resolution to increase is for readability reasons - the resolution for the game itself I'd still probably keep low. I mean, my GPD WinMax 2 has 1440p screen but I run games at 50% resolution for performance. Also some titles have issue on native 720p, the interface is not adjusted.
Well you would upgrade a monitor or TV for reasons not having to do with the performance of the device its connected to. I'd say getting this new deck would be worth it for the better display, battery life, and repairability.
It would’ve been so awesome and valve allowed to do like a trade-in program where you can trade in your steam deck for the OLED version with a heavy discount that would be kind of neat
Huge respect to Valve for giving justifications for their decisions when questioned. They absolutely could have given some manufactured corporate nothing answer, and instead, we got meaningful and helpful explanations. That is an immense breath of fresh air.
Released at an ideal time after the Legion Go, which gives competition to the ROG Ally (the Extreme Z1 SKU), and now we can see all the best these can offer before Christmas. If I hadn't bought a gaming laptop already, now I'm waiting for this one to come out before choosing one or the other.
it is nice that Valve made a re-freshed model, but, to be fair, I don't think that the difference will be big enough to buy "new" Steam Deck if some one already has one. I mean It may sound silly, but I play most of my games off... SD card on my steam deck. And it is actually hard to notice difference in loading times & performance vs internal storage. Valve did some black magick here. I am more likely to buy some insane 1TB ultra fast SD card tbh lol. But if You don't have a Steam Deck and you want one badly - then of course the new version seems to be again a killer deal.
While the new upgrades seem nice, they won’t suddenly make your deck inferior, considering the changes were mostly to download speed and ram, and in game performance wasn’t much different. The older versions probably can still last a long time considering the support from Valve
Love the highlighting on the graphics that indicate what you are talking about. A common problem in previous videos (as someone who doesnt follow the industry closely) were the graphs tossed up quickly as you ramble off similar sounding model numbers and performance claims and I literally couldn't even identify the correct product on the graph before it moved on let alone figure out the differences compared to other models.
Wow nice heads-up Valve! I was just shopping for a steamdeck so I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger as now I can either get a OLED or a cheaper older unit 😅
Nah get a real upgradable PC steam deck sucks in comparison and feels 3 gen behind. 800p 30 fps vs 4k 120 fps Or 1440p 120 fps. Super super far behind.
Buy the new Oled be crazy to get the older model now, resale value be so much higher too. Ebay is flooded with the older models, probably giving them away free soon 😂
I actually prefer it still be at 800p res so that it keeps the frames the same. The one thing I've always wished the steam deck could've had is a 800p OLED screen with a little faster refresh rate for games that aren't as hard to run and the menus.
wow that some amazing little tweaks, a part of me is kinda hoping they release kits to upgrade your gen 1 steam decks with these new upgrades, especially the APU. thats my biggest hope since you can take it out, to just upgrade parts just like a computer build. we'll see if they can make it possible in the future, fingers cross
Looks cool. Glad Valve is upgrading the Deck so soon. Not only will it make the hardware prices more competitive, it should also make developers start optimizing their games again. With the original model being so cheap I could see people picking one up just to try it and getting hooked.
@@mattmaas5790 It's not meant to be a 100% gaming experience, that's for when someone is at home on their PC. "800p, 30 fps, 1.5 hour battery life" is perfectly cromulent for portable gaming with PC games; besides, 800p looks just fine on handheld devices.
@@mattmaas5790 How petty do you have to be to reply on every comment? Do perhaps work for GDP or something? That's the only explanation I can think of why someone would dedicate so much of their time like... that.
I've been on the fence for a while, was literally just thinking about it again yesterday. I think this is going to make me do it. Here's hoping they can keep them in stock!
With the price drop on the LCD models, the Certified Refurbished ones also got a price drop. I picked up a 512GB Steam Deck for $359 and it still comes with the same 1 year warranty and rigorous testing
That's good for first time buyers, especially with the new 1TB upgrade. Though, the reveal was very sudden. Makes me wonder if they will do the same with the next Steam Deck..
New customers should just get a good upgradable PC. You can always stream from a PC too, so much better than having to pack the PC into a tablet form factor, with much better performance.
@@mattmaas5790Streaming isn't feasible unless you have pretty fast wifi and you completely lose the ability to play it on the go. The Steam Deck is an absolute godsend for anyone who takes a lot of road trips, flights, etc.
@@mattmaas5790 I think that the guy who buys a Steam Deck it's not the same guy who would Stream from his PC. It's like comparing bikers to drivers. It's another niche that also intersects with PC gamers but not only.
I got the original one on clearance and i dont think ill have regrets. Sure the oled one has improvements but i couldnt afford it but now i get a slightly older version that i can afford and my dreams of playing pc games on the pooper will be reality.
I'm kinda pissed cause I recently bought a 512gb Steam Deck. It's the best thing I bought in years, no doubt about it, I was also glad not to think about anything I missed getting the higher version. Peace of mind, no FOMO. And now... Idk, I feel cheated a bit. This is a nightmare to watch.
I bought mine last year and feel cheated, considering I had to wait over half a year to even get it. Yeah, sure it's been over 2 years since the og came out but most people have had it for less than a year due to shipping queues. I imagine a lot of people feel cheated, a trade in upgrade program would've been nice.
this would be nuts if some third party would announce a OLED+Battery upgrade kit for the already existing decks. twice so if Valve themselves would open up the possibility of doing so by selling the parts themselves
That would ruin business for valve. If people just do upgrades instead of buying the new decks, that'll make this steam deck oled launch useless and a complete waste of money and resources. Just get a new deck.
Really hoping for a trade in program. $200 credit would be perfect. Otherwise I'll probably skip this and wait for a true successor. My current steam deck works for me though i really do wish it had more battery without needing an external pack
Ehhh if they've given the base version with OLED I'd probably cough up and then swap my current 2TB SSD in... at 500 it's a hard sell for existing owner IMHO. I may still consider it and give my current one to my buddy. I will maybe consider if JSAUX releases updated backplate for new screw alignment - I really like their custom back triggers.
800 resolution on a sub 10'' screen is fine. The OLED Steam Deck proves that. Further, Valve keeping the same resolution meant all their hard work getting developers to optimize for STeam Deck isn't wasted with the upgrade (side gradE?)
Oooohh im so glad Im just now starting to consider the handheld pc market, this oled version sounds like more of what i wanted out of the original deck
Actually the answer to "Valve not making a new Steam Deck" is pretty simple, this is not a new console, just and updated and upgraded version of the original, just like the Switch and Switch OLED, PS4 to PS4 Slim and Pro or Xbox One to Xbox One X|S
I think the main difference for this Steam Deck's refresh release is that there were no major leaks or rumors about it. Minor ones but nothing really concrete on when and the major changes. It is also a new console so we don't have mich idea on Valve's behavior in refreshes and releases. So obviously people sre caught off guard and those who just recently bought had the worst luck 😄
I think the main question I still have is how many of the OLED steam deck's components (such as the joysticks, screen, battery, perhaps even mainboard) can be used in the old LCD model as part of an upgrade, because while I do like my steam deck alot, I don't really use it enough to justify getting a whole new one just for the better screen and battery life.
Edit: Ignore the screen battery drain argument, Valve literally says in the advertising material that the OLED screen uses less battery Agreed, curious the same, maybe an upgrade could be possible one day heh, but well, the screen is larger and stuff, maybe that'd use more battery and hinder the experience. But well, if Valve would give us potential "partial upgrade" options that'd be a huge W
Super cool! I'll probably wait for the full Steam Deck 2 since my Deck is only five months old, but I might be interested in a trade in program if they offered one.
More likely the display and controller are for tablets rather than monitors meaning everything is designed for portrait. If that is the case l, being a display aimed at the mobile market, it makes sense why it is using MIPI over LVDS. This is common in the handheld space. From memory GPD still use MIPI on the latest Win Mini. It can lead to some fun quirks with resolutions and retro emulation
One slight mistake, the mid tier 512GB OLED does not come with the two part case, that is only for the 1TB. I'll probably get the OLED over the Rog Ally, but will go Windows if they sort out the software and SD card in the next gen.
Interesting stuff. I'm curious how it perfoms in terms of audio. While I really love this device and used it a lot, I always seem to have problems with audio. Not recognizing headphones, not recognizing microphones, wether they are connected via input jack or bluetooth. Glad to hear that they work on so much stuff. Will probably upgrade, if they bring a higher resolution screen and reduce some weight.
The new one is a few percent lighter. Not a huge amount, but every but counts. Also the new display will higher resolution due to the color resolution, even though pixel count us the same.
I love how the price stays the same with the refresh I wish more companies would be like that. Plus their openness with you tinkering with it is like nothing I've ever seen from a consumer device.
Differnce between and privatly owned comapny and publicly owned company. Value is privately owned with Gabe owning 50% outright. Most big companies are publicly traded and more worried what there stock holders think than there customers.
Im super interested, unfortunately being in Australia, their hardware still isn't available direct from the source (or instore). Do you guys know why they haven't launched here for any of their decks? They're losing market share to competitors like Asus, and ayaneo who have vendors selling their products in store. I've seen a few online market places who do sell steam decks here, buts its more of a grey market product.
@@Sneezus420 lol okay sure. hard to assume a thing like that when literally the only thing in the handheld market until recently was the switch, which never failed to sell units. Ayaneo was the first to go retail here, and cost double the price the steamdeck, still managed to sell out pre-release. The ROG Ally had strong pre-release too. Go figure. There's low demand here? sure ok. On the note of cost. You really think the steamdeck is making profit even over there in NA/EU? they're selling it at a loss and make the money through other means (people buying games on steam) Putting an OLED screen on the deck would be costing them more, but unlike Nintendo selling theirs at a adjusted price, Valve is still backing the current business model.
people are CRAZY for handhelds in Malaysia, the Switch scene has ballooned to crazy proportion during the covid times and yet Valve refuses to release them here as well :((. While some local shops do sell it its always at a higher price, though tbf its still better than gray market so theres that. Im not sure how the Ally is doing here exactly but its definitely selling
Also here in the Philippines but local stores here sell it I got 64 GB for 430 dollars mine will be 1 year by January and still loving it.. 30fps is ok for me cause I get more hours to play. Idk why they don't release it world wide Asus release it and soo lenovo Will buy lenovo when it's out here I pass to Asus ROG cause my friend said don't cause he got one and has defect the Analog stick and the sd card and he got aya neo geek instead...
I love my Steam deck, I bought the top one at launch, the only thing that would make me consider a upgrade is if they allowed a low power mode that let you download while plugged in and the screen off. currently, it will suspend all downloads when the screen blanks. so if i don't touch it for a couple weeks, it has to update all of my games at once.
The mid tier is the best deal. Over $100 price difference is not worth it for just an exclusive case and an anti-glare screen. You can get a bigger drive for a lot less than that price difference.
Haven't watched an ltt video in a hot minute so not sure when things changed but these new comparison graphs are SO much better. Glad this finally improved.
those upgrades sound so nice, i'm tempted to get a second deck/sell the old one... it's a shame that the transparent one can't be bought in europe though 😕
How does the anti-glare etched glass compares to the non-anti-glare etched glass OLED? Does it makes the display washed out? I want to get the 1TB Limited Edition, but I hate matte OLED screens, and I fear that this screen is going to look bad with this "coating".
I think the 800p is just fine for the device. I love the direction they are going with more efficient hardware/battery economy with a focus on a console experience, consumer friendly device. Which is something the pc space is desperately needing.
Text is a little jagged on my deck, so it'd be nice to see something like 1440x900 on the 2nd gen. We were all happy with that on 13-inch laptops for a long time.
Man you are wrong at every point. Trying to pack a whole computer into a body of a steam deck is highly inefficient and compromises gaming quite a bit. 800p 30 fps is a shit result and the heat and battery life are still bad. The whole idea is a fail imo when streaming from a regular PC in 4k 60fps or 120 fps is so much better and easily attainable using DLSS, and uses much less battery life.
@@mattmaas5790 dude the whole point is to have a handheld gaming console that can natively run games as well as stream them. That's why people have the opinion of the playstation handheld already being a flop because its portable gaming but what... you can't leave the living room? the house? what's the point? The steam deck is portable pc gaming and the tech is only getting better.
I'm just crossing my fingers that a screen swap will work when the replacement parts become available. That's basically what I've been hoping for from the start. Given it uses the same interface and is the same resolution and the outer size including bezels is the same there's no reason it shouldn't work. Maybe it'll need a shim or something due to being thinner so that it sits flush.
@@nickzazzer Yeah, maybe not completely ruled out but it looks like it's definitly not out of the box. We'll have to wait and see if a adaptor or something can be made. And if that's even worth it at that point, I guess it also depends on how much lcd versions end up selling second hand.
It won't, the internals of the deck got very re-arranged for this one. Even the way the back plate screws on is different. Fan is different too. A third party could make an OLED for the original deck (similar to the DeckHD) but the new screen won't drop into the old.
I feel a little better about this as I got the basic 64gb model as this still is LCD. Imagine the people that got the 256 and 512 version as the prices are similar still
@@xxxRenzoKaixxx Out of curiosity what does the LCD screen do better than OLED? I've never come across someone that actually likes LCD more after getting to experience an OLED screen before.
@@arcticfox037 Still in 2023? That's kinda silly, the tech has been around for years now and there is enough testing that has shown that unless you abuse your screen in ways not normal, burn in is not an issue for the average person. Its not 2010 anymore
