This is giving me flashbacks to the much better rumored Switch Pro and when the announcement for that new Switch came, all we got was an OLED display, thinner bezels (sound familiar?) and twice the internal storage. I have both Switches, and let me tell you, side by side LCD and OLED it wasn’t worth shelling out $350, and the new Deck is worth almost double the price so. It does kinda suck for those who maybe bought it recently, but no one could’ve seen it coming, it was rumored but never confirmed, it wasn’t even leaked and Valve repeatedly stated they wouldn’t make a new Deck anytime soon. If you are able to return it and grab the new OLED Deck instead (if you’re in the US or Canada that is) it’s your money at the end of the day so I can’t tell you how to spend it, but I’m more than satisfied with my Deck and I’ll happily wait for the Deck 2 whenever that arrives.
My issue is more that they JUST released “affordable refurbished steam decks” 3 months ago. Which were more expensive than a new one would be now (and has now tanked a LOT in resale value). And there is no way they weren’t fully aware of that when they launched it.
They could’ce released the refurbs later, which saves the customer money. Or had more time in between these launches, which makes the customer not feel like they overspent/regret their purchase.