I have a current Steam Deck and briefly considered the OLED, I got an OLED switch and OLED is really nice but at that price why not just spend the same to a little more and get a much more powerful handheld that doesn’t have the same restrictions as using a Steam Deck, such as many games and a lot of the most popular online games not working at all due to the anti-cheat? With the other handhelds you can install steam and run any game that you can run on windows without worry (unless KBM is required then can’t run in handheld mode) as well as easily install other launchers if needed.
Am I missing something that makes this the wrong thought process? Is there something about the other handhelds that although much higher stats and performance that makes them a lesser choice over the Steam Deck?
I feel like I wouldn’t recommend upgrading to the OLED if you own one unless theres issues you have that the new model fixes. For me the improved Bluetooth and WiFi is huge as I have a Bluetooth headset on 70% of the day for podcasts gaming and other things. In general this is the most tempting refeesh I’ve seen from any tech company in a 5+ years. I think the way valve put it was “this is the definitive edition” and that’s the perfect phrasing. It’s the same thing with a ton of tweaks and improvements. Most people pick the deck for it’s guaranteed support that all the other handhelds lack. You just can’t beat the track record they’ve given this community the last two years.