In terms of performance, not much has changed. But an oled panel, 30% more battery life, 90hz refresh rate and improved haptics feels like an entirely new device to me.
If I knew they where making one 5 months ago when I bought it I would have waited instead.
If you just got yours, and it’s still in the return window, there isn’t any reason to NOT send it back for a refund. The new OLEDs are priced at better deals than the previous ones.
For instance, I ordered mine on the 28th of October. It arrived exactly 7 days ago and I’ve been having a blast on it. I am returning it for a refund. My 256 version from Steam was right at $530 before tax. The brand new OLED 512 version is $550, with a larger battery, better screen, larger screen, better wifi, and better cooling. That is a 20-dollar difference to damn near upgrade everything on the device.
So for the rest of us that bought one, and cannot afford yearly upgrades for 500-1000$? What of us? No me console trade in like GameStop used to do? Just stiffed?
I know and appreciate OLED through my Vita, but it wasn’t even enough to compel me to get a newer Switch (especially since my earlier upgrade to a Mariko unit had already been unplanned). Revisions like these work best when you have yet to get any at all - although if OP can still refund and then get the new model without much hassle, it may well be in the ballpark of “why not”.
Good choice. I bought the newer oled switch and honestly, other than screen, there is no difference between the two systems. It’s still running all the same hardware with the same cheap easy to break controllers. In fact about 2 weeks after I got mine the joy con’s started messing up. And Nintendo is a joke putting those cheap paper weights at 80 bucks lol
What do you mean by this? (Do you play on an external OLED monitor? Some sort of mode on this current Deck? Or are you talking about a different device?)
I remember with the PSVita I never noticed a difference unless I put them side-by-side. Obviously OLED is better, but with a small screen & just…using the one you have…they were nearly indistinguishable.
I expect this to be the same. If I were rich I might upgrade, but it’s not worth it otherwise IMO
I had the opposite experience, the oled vita looked so much better to me. To the point that I didn’t care about the slim vita having a standard charger, and longer batter life. I just wanted to play on the better screen so I sold the slim.
Lol it really is, I love the deck but the screen IS ass. The amount of light bleed is unreal. I tried to watch movies on it but always just go back to my phone because it looks so much better.
Not sure if you played on an Oled screen before but the difference is massive to my eyes. Not that I care about screen quality that hard on a Steam Deck. I can wait for SD2
I have, unless its monitor sized or bigger, oled isnt that big of a deal for me. I’m usually playing my steam deck in my car while riding the ferry or after lunch in the break room at work, I’m not in the mind space to be immersed, in fact I’m fighting against being immersed since I’ve got somewhere else to be often times
This is how I see it too. I don’t get much time to game anymore so the deck is very much a pick up and play when I get 20 minutes etc. I have a OLED laptop and LG OLED TV which are fanastic. But vibrant deck does a great job of making the Decks LCD screen look great.
But I do think it’s the right choice for new Deck users or current deck users that have disposable incomes.
No valve said they put a bigger battery in it, a bigger fan to keep it cooler, plus oled has lower power consumption. Depending on how you’re using it you could push around 50% more battery out of it. But honestly ove heard you can just upgrade the battery in the older decks too.
From all I have read they are going from a 40 watt-hour battery to a 50 watt-hour battery, so it isn’t just the screen change contributing to the better battery life.
You can’t, the battery is a different size. I watched like 8 videos all saying the same thing yesterday, one of them was looking at the battery size compared to the original lol. Anyways, it’s 25% bigger battery, the OLED panel uses less power than the LCD, and the chip is a new 6nm process which is more energy efficient. This is basically the gen2 Switch and Switch OLED improvements rolled into one.
if you can wait, yes, 20-30% better battery on its own should be worth it
Who can’t wait 7-8 days? Lol
I hear it’s little improvements and not worth getting a whole new SD if you have one.
But I want one.
It’s not just little improvements, it’s a lot of little improvements, especially so for tinkerers.
Better screen, bigger battery, more efficient power delivery, quieter, more storage, faster ram, all for the same price.
In terms of performance, not much has changed. But an oled panel, 30% more battery life, 90hz refresh rate and improved haptics feels like an entirely new device to me.
If I knew they where making one 5 months ago when I bought it I would have waited instead.
I do already own original and modified versions of every generation of the Game Boy…
That 90hz refresh rate is huge. I’ve always wanted more battery life in mine. An upgrade is appropriate.
If you just got yours, and it’s still in the return window, there isn’t any reason to NOT send it back for a refund. The new OLEDs are priced at better deals than the previous ones.
For instance, I ordered mine on the 28th of October. It arrived exactly 7 days ago and I’ve been having a blast on it. I am returning it for a refund. My 256 version from Steam was right at $530 before tax. The brand new OLED 512 version is $550, with a larger battery, better screen, larger screen, better wifi, and better cooling. That is a 20-dollar difference to damn near upgrade everything on the device.
You were lied to by someone in denial.
The new one is FAR better in EVERY way.
We all got ripped off accept it. We were
sold a crowd funded bug filled beta POS.
Some youtube reviewer tested cyberpunk and it ran 66% longer at 50% brightness
They upgraded every part of the steam deck so I’d say yeah, go oled my man
now thats worth it, I’m getting about 2 hours tops with cyberpunk, so an extra hour plus
Or just dock it?
in my car?
OLED is goated playing in bed in the dark panel. It’s that simple
I do have to agree, that has to be my favorite thing about oled, infinite brightness levels with filters and such
OLED is really a game changer playing 90% of the time in OLED mode I notice how bad is the LCD when I’m back to it
So for the rest of us that bought one, and cannot afford yearly upgrades for 500-1000$? What of us? No me console trade in like GameStop used to do? Just stiffed?
Same!
I know and appreciate OLED through my Vita, but it wasn’t even enough to compel me to get a newer Switch (especially since my earlier upgrade to a Mariko unit had already been unplanned). Revisions like these work best when you have yet to get any at all - although if OP can still refund and then get the new model without much hassle, it may well be in the ballpark of “why not”.
Was the Vita OLED from the start? Or was that a later edition?
Good choice. I bought the newer oled switch and honestly, other than screen, there is no difference between the two systems. It’s still running all the same hardware with the same cheap easy to break controllers. In fact about 2 weeks after I got mine the joy con’s started messing up. And Nintendo is a joke putting those cheap paper weights at 80 bucks lol
Exactly, I see no point in buying another Steam Deck held back by Linux. Literally can’t play a single new game with the OLED model.
held back by linux? you cant be serious
What do you mean by this? (Do you play on an external OLED monitor? Some sort of mode on this current Deck? Or are you talking about a different device?)
I dont care for it much, its good, I get it but the bigger battery is much more important to me
Bro the SD screen is shit, this is a game changer lol
I remember with the PSVita I never noticed a difference unless I put them side-by-side. Obviously OLED is better, but with a small screen & just…using the one you have…they were nearly indistinguishable.
I expect this to be the same. If I were rich I might upgrade, but it’s not worth it otherwise IMO
I had the opposite experience, the oled vita looked so much better to me. To the point that I didn’t care about the slim vita having a standard charger, and longer batter life. I just wanted to play on the better screen so I sold the slim.
Lol it really is, I love the deck but the screen IS ass. The amount of light bleed is unreal. I tried to watch movies on it but always just go back to my phone because it looks so much better.
Not sure if you played on an Oled screen before but the difference is massive to my eyes. Not that I care about screen quality that hard on a Steam Deck. I can wait for SD2
I have, unless its monitor sized or bigger, oled isnt that big of a deal for me. I’m usually playing my steam deck in my car while riding the ferry or after lunch in the break room at work, I’m not in the mind space to be immersed, in fact I’m fighting against being immersed since I’ve got somewhere else to be often times
This is how I see it too. I don’t get much time to game anymore so the deck is very much a pick up and play when I get 20 minutes etc. I have a OLED laptop and LG OLED TV which are fanastic. But vibrant deck does a great job of making the Decks LCD screen look great.
But I do think it’s the right choice for new Deck users or current deck users that have disposable incomes.
Bigger battery is way more meaningful imo
You have two steamdeck? What an embarrassment of riches
ooh, didn’t realize the new one’s got a better battery. think that’s something you could buy on its own and install into an old deck?
edit: i realize now you probably just mean the oled screen uses less power
No valve said they put a bigger battery in it, a bigger fan to keep it cooler, plus oled has lower power consumption. Depending on how you’re using it you could push around 50% more battery out of it. But honestly ove heard you can just upgrade the battery in the older decks too.
From all I have read they are going from a 40 watt-hour battery to a 50 watt-hour battery, so it isn’t just the screen change contributing to the better battery life.
You can’t, the battery is a different size. I watched like 8 videos all saying the same thing yesterday, one of them was looking at the battery size compared to the original lol. Anyways, it’s 25% bigger battery, the OLED panel uses less power than the LCD, and the chip is a new 6nm process which is more energy efficient. This is basically the gen2 Switch and Switch OLED improvements rolled into one.
Maybe… I’ll buy myself an OLED, reset and swap my old steamdeck into the new packaging, and give it to my gf for christmas… 🤔
Now that’s romantic. I support this initiative.