[Review] The Steam Deck OLED feels like a radiant new dawn for portable play
[Review] The Steam Deck OLED feels like a radiant new dawn for portable play
The power of the sun in the palm of my hand.
Doesn't have any new info for any existing deck owners, but it's always nice to see positive coverage and opinions.
I own the LCD deck and goofed off with the OLED deck. The screen is perfect, just like I imagined. But the thing that caught me off guard was how much lighter it feels. They say it's 30% or something lighter, but because of the way that you typically hold it, it feels half the weight. The joysticks also have a deep recess on the inside, which makes your thumbs slip a lot less.
Overall, I would say that if you currently have a Deck and play it every day, if you can sell your old one for a reasonable price, the cost is probably worth it. If you're a casual gamer and you only play every so often, the upgrades on the new Deck are great to have but probably not worth the cost. As a new purchase, OLED without question.
Not 30%, it's 30g or 5% lighter!
Thanks for posting that. That’s exactly where I’m at. I’ll suddenly play a ton on it for a week or two then not at all for a month. I’ll stick to the old one.
New one sounds great though. Good on Valve.
I think the OLED model is like 30 grams lighted, not 30% which is still quite an achievement, considering the bigger battery and display. That's roughly 4.5% lighter. I think the LE is a little bit lighter ~50g, around 7.5%.
That is what I did, did my lcd for a good price and got the oled
To be fair the Oled variant is a bit expensive, but damn! This thing is too damn confy to play with. A true click and play experience.