Steam Deck OLED Review

The follow up to Valve's early 2022 handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, has been announced. Dubbed Steam Deck OLED, this new iteration to the Steam Deck family is more than what the name implies. In addition to the larger HDR OLED screen that's capable of a refresh rate of 90hz, the Steam Deck OLED comes with quite a bit of under-the-hood changes that may just make this new entry the definite version of Valve's handheld PC gaming lineup.

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[thomasbryans]

Wow… Valve is hitting homers with everything Steam Deck

[BusinessMan]

Love my Steam Deck. I'm going to do my best to ignore this update until Steam Deck 2 arrives 😄

[RelativelyAttractiveMan]

My main problem with the OG steam deck was the fact that you'd only get 1 - 1 1/2 hours of AAA gameplay. Now that it's 2 and a half is a huge game changer in my opinion. Might end up buying one after all.

[rodrigogirao]

Tip: anti-cheat shenanigans aside, most Windows games from Epic and GOG can be played via the Heroic Games Launcher.

[MarkVelasquez-tv]

The fact they went with 90hz which is divisible by 45 means AAA games locked to 45fps are going to look super smooth. Cyberpunk at 45fps lock 800p is already great on Deck and will only be better with OLED.

[Oubaitorii]

So much respect for Valve. Huge CS fan and the fact that they are able to keep the prices the same rather than raising it is great for the gaming community. Can’t wait to get my first SD now with the OLED screen 🔥

[grahamcracker-inc]

Oh wow, this is better than the ROG Ally in my eyes, 90hz is fairly similar to 120hz. The OLED upgrade is what really pushes it over the edge!

[Razear]

The battery performance improvement in one iteration with all the other upgrades without a price hike is pretty damn impressive. This will force the likes of ASUS And Lenovo to readjust the pricing of the Ally and Legion Go now that more people might be opting for the Deck OLED instead even if the APU performance remains the same.

[kami]

A 66% in battery improvement is a massive W

[Zaxxonking]

This is the way to go. Not increasing the price after 2 years like Sony and MS and everybody believes it cost more ofter time. NO, it doesnt. There is a significant pricedrop over time and Valve shows how much it is.

[dekkard]

The first Version already was way beyond all my expectations 🤯 To imagine the Steam Deck being released in a far more improved version is quite insane to say the least! 🥳

[Seanbo]

An even-handed and very informative review. Well done, IGN.

[SwitchUpYt]

Why is the entry point £450 in the Uk!?!

[chrisadamec]

Digital Foundry has shown there is actually even a performance upgrade in this OLED iteration.

[aspizak]

DF to the rescue: there's is actually marginal fps boost due to memory upgrade and gives a bigger chance to lock into 30fdps on games that are very demading. Even 4-6 frames.

[randomcommenterurl]

They also added the ability to wake using a wireless controller, which is huge for those who use it in docked mode

[mushsoup]

amazing device and amazing review. will buy the new steam deck as soon as it will be available.

[localmadlad]

Dude Valve would amazing as a Console Maker.

[twistedcherrypop]

Was just thinking last night ‘hope steam deck does a new version too that has a better screen like oled, if they did id prob buy it’. Prayer's anwsered!

[SwitchUpYt]

GeForce now removes a lot of the issues mentioned :)