Like c’mon, I like the deck but I bought it February this year, and another objectively better version came out 9 months after, when Valve was of the opinion that a new deck would have come out like in another couple years.
It’s feels like a freaking joke ngl.
I really hope Valve will do it, especially because they are asking almost 700 euros!
(I bought the old one for 531 euros for comparison).
You bought a tech item a year after it came out, and almost a year later a slightly, teeny bit better one came out. That’s normal time frames in the tech world my dude
And not to get too philosophical here but I would encourage all those with buyers remorse to be happy with what they own. Yes, if I could snap my fingers and turn my SD into the new version I would, but the regular SD is perfectly fine and up until 12 hours ago was basically the best on the market
Also think of this… surely valve will upgrade the chip inside within the next probably 2 years. Once there is 50-100% gains to be made it will be unavoidable. And then there you will be, with a regular OLED steam deck you just barely bought when you could have that shiny new one…
Enjoy your perfectly adequate deck, wait a little bit longer and before you know it the real steam deck 2 will be here and you can upgrade then
This wisdom is exactly what is needed. 30-50% improvement, hold steady. Wait for the improvement beyond that and get a solid amount of time with your current Deck. With more companies now gaming for the market niche SD moved to fill, there is more incentive for them all to push further developments. Give it another year or two.
Steam Deck 2 will be a huge improvement I imagine. Is the OLED tempting as hell to me? Yes, but I also realize that a few years will pass by without me even really feeling it.
I’m skipping out on this revision myself, but I’m happy for all the other people who are getting the OLED.