Out of absolutely nowhere, Steam has announced the Steam Deck OLED which is a new Steam Deck model that adds a heap of improvements across the board.
WHERE TO PRE-ORDER THE STEAM DECK OLED IN AUSTRALIA
- Steam Deck OLED 512GB version – $1,179 AUD at Dick Smith or
- or Kogan
- Steam Deck OLED 1TB Limited Edition Translucent version
The device will be launching on November 17th in the US, Canada, Europe, UK, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong And Taiwan, but naturally, an Australian release doesn’t seem to be on the cards.
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The Steam Deck OLED has a larger 7.4-inch HDR OLED display with 1000 nits of peak brightness. The refresh rate has been updated to 90hz and the latency of the touch screen has also been improved.
The device has a larger 50whr battery (up from 40 whr) and combined with a more efficient APU, you can expect a 30-50% better battery life which Valve says is good for 3-12 hours of gaming depending on what you’re playing. Despite the device having a larger screen and a larger battery, the total weight has been reduced by 30 grams or 5% which should make a big difference in comfort.
There’s a new Wi-FI 6E module which will make for much faster downloads and a new Bluetooth 5.3 model which supports new audio codes.
In terms of actual actual game performance this isn’t a huge improvement across the board for games, which isn’t the biggest issue given Steam Deck always had great performance for its processor, but still might lag behind newer consoles such as the ASUS ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion GO.
When it comes to pricing, there’s now three Steam Decks in the lineup including one LCD version (which has had a price drop) and two OLEDs one of which includes a new 1TB version.
THE NEW STEAM DECK LINEUP
- 256GB LCD Steam Deck – $399 USD (~$625 AUD)
- 512GB OLED Steam Deck – $549 USD (~861 AUD)
- 1TB OLED Steam Deck – $649 USD (~$1,018 AUD)
We’ll keep you posted on any updates for the device in Australia, even if it’s just the device coming to third-party channels like Amazon locally.
Valve has also announced a super stunning, limited edition translucent Steam Deck OLED which will be available in a highly limited edition mannger in the US and Canada.
