Following the release of the OG Steam Deck in 2021, Valve has doubled down on its handheld gaming console by launching the new Steam Deck i.e. Steam Deck OLED for 2023.
The original stream generated mixed reactions in the gaming space, while many appreciated the portable powerhouse that brought the experience of PC games on the go many argued that the compromises were too much to have an enjoyable experience. Valve releasing an improved version of Steam Deck is a testament to their belief in their portable gaming vision.
As the name suggests, the highlight feature of the new Steam Deck is the OLED panel, while OLED is known to be slower than LCD, the upsides are better picture quality, improved efficiency, and more vivid color reproduction which makes it a very lucrative upgrade.
The Steam Deck OLED will feature a 7.4-inch screen with a 1289×800 resolution running at 90Hz. The internals boats a 6 nm APU and 16 gigs of LPDDR5 RAM clocked at 64000MHz. It also features Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 and a bigger battery of 50Wh with claims to last around 12 hours of gaming.
The OLED panel will likely be the most significant change given that it will bring a visible improvement over the previous generations and will likely play a big part in reaching the claimed 12 hours of gaming given its efficiency.
The Steam Deck will now come in three variants, the 256 GB LCD will go for $399 while the brand new 512 GB and 1 TB OLED Steam Deck will go for $549 and $649 respectively. The new consoles will be available starting November 16th and upon its launch, we might see the LCD model go on sale for discounted prices, making it a very enticing device.
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