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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Still waiting for a good deal on the OLED model to convince myself to upgrade from the LCD. I'm hoping the holiday sale this year might bring some deals.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

I upgraded to the OLED model when it came out. The screen looks much nicer, has a faster refresh and longer battery life. I definitely recommend it over the original, but it is a steep price when you already have one that works fine.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Man there aren't many things I would upgrade from one gen to the next but the OLED is such a massive improvement in every single way (other than still having a single USB port).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

You might be better off waiting for a steam deck 2, possibly out next year?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Last I heard was that the steam deck wasn't getting a version 2 update until there was next gen hardware to match it. Gaben isn't a big fan of regular sub five percent hardware refreshes that other companies are happy with.

Might be a name thing though. They did the OLED update, but it's not called the steam deck 2.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

If they want Steam Deck to be a legitimate platform to target for developers - which seems to be the case and which seems to be working - they practically need to make sure they’re not refreshing it every 2-3 years with a spec bump. I’d personally be very surprised if Valve releases the next generation Steam Deck before 2026.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can see a Steamdeck 2 happening, but definitely not a 3.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Steam Deck: Alyx

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Imagine they pull a half-life on us and release a steam deck 2 decades later.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Based on what indications?