I was crossing my fingers that I could grab a 64gb version for $359 on Black Friday. And instead, I got a $319 256gb deck today instead.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m super tempted to get the OLED but at 42% cheaper with more or less the exact same performance, I think I’m happier with this deal instead. I’ll be using it docked a lot of the time or curled up on the couch at home where battery isn’t an issue. I want to play a few AAA games (Elden Ring, GTA 6 once it’s out, etc) and I want an one-and-done emulation beast so I’ll be playing a lot of older games (that can’t hit 90hz) as well. So I think that saving a few hundred dollars is the move here, and that way I’ll feel more justified to buy the proper refresh in a few years.
Anybody else with me? Or do you think I’m an idiot for buying an LCD Steam Deck after the OLED announcement?
Not having to do surgery on your SD and getting the upgraded screen glass seems like a huge win to me
I personally went with the 256 GB refurb because I was worried that I wouldn’t like the etched glass. My concern was I would see people say the screen looked ‘oily’ or ‘blurry’ due to the way that the screen diffuses light.
I also went 256 GB so I could avoid taking the 64 GB apart and replacing it myself. I know it seems really easy, but I figured that I could spend $50 more on the 256 GB or buy the 64 GB and spend $100 extra on a 1 TB. I figure that 256 GB should be enough storage for me, especially if I get a 512 GB Micro SD which I would have gotten with any model. So I’ll save $50 by getting the 256 GB instead of a 64 GB with a drive swap.