Digital foundry finds on average there is 5-8% improved performance. thats the difference between unplayable and playable in some games that just sit on the 30fps line.
then you have a better battery, improved efficiency, better and BIGGER screen, faster memory, faster wifi. But sure people, keep acting like this is just some mid-cycle refresh and that it does not completely render your LCD deck useless and outdated. Because thats exactly what this is. The value of every LCD deck just fell by 50% in a few hours
sure it’s an upgrade. It’s for folks who haven’t bought a deck yet.
Personally, I won’t be getting the upgrade since I just got my deck in July, but I totally get it if folks do. It works for what I use it for and that’s what matters. Plus my OCs will probably put me in the range of the OLED anyway.
Get over yourself
Ok
that it does not completely render your LCD deck useless
Oh shit, useless? I gotta check on this myself.
Checks
Nope, my Q2 2TB Steam Deck LCD still plays games and is actually quite useful. Maybe yours is just broken?
Congratulations! You are now better than me in everyway. Should I bow now at your feet, or should I wait until yours arrives in the mail first? Guess I’ll just shove my deck up your moms ass because it’s absolutely useless now, just like you’re dad. Moron.
Except it IS a refresh. Valve said so themselves. They confirmed in interviews that they are making the Steam Deck 2 long before this point. That and leaks about a potential refresh prototype were already in the air.
In a showcase with Adam Savage’s Tested (in which some Valve designers were interviewed) it was mentioned that they made this refresh for things they couldn’t put in the OG Steam Deck entirely or wanted to hold off on for a Steam Deck 2. It’s basically the intermediary version.
This is more akin to the Switch OLED. It also has more storage, better battery, etc. but it’s not considered a “true” successor to the Switch. It doesn’t make the previous version dated. It’s just a different version for different needs (that and they’re still continuing the 256 GB model anyways). The LCD model is going to remain as a cheaper option now. Same with the OG Switch.
Pretty sure it works for exactly the same as it has for the last year and a bit mate.
Bwahaha, I believe your basement is calling, please go make another throwaway account so you can be “edgy”
seriously, no one cares…
These kids lool. I don’t think it’s worth the upgrade to be honest.
Let them cope man.
Checks notes Apparently 2.5 FPS increase at 30 FPS is the difference between playable and unplayable. Okay then.
I’ll wait until I need a new deck for GTA “VI.”
Its like Nintendo releasing the oled version, Same thing
This is essentially the Xbox One S all over again.