Morning all. This is probably going to be asked more than enough times, but I figure members of this community are much better placed to answer than any Googling I can do.
Been interested in a Steam Deck for quite a while, couldn’t quite scrape together the funds required and/or was hoping and waiting for a sale of some kind. My plan was to buy a 64gb in some form of Black Friday sale, upgrade the SSD and go along my merry way.
Obviously the OLED announcement has thrown up a lot more questions regarding which model, the differences etc. I’ve not used an OLED device before and I like good graphics as much as the next person - but I didn’t see the point in buying an OLED Switch when I already had an LCD Switch, for example.
I have a PS5 which I use for the bigger games, i.e. CoD, Hogwarts Legacy etc. My use case for the deck is really emulation (PS2, PS3, GameCube, NDS etc.) (I have an Anbernic RG353m for the retro systems) and then some PC games (Football Manager, Spider-Man, Steam games etc.).
From people who have a Deck, your advice on the following would be appreciated! :)
- Is an OLED screen really that much better? As in, worth an extra £100 or so?
- Will it be worth the £100 extra if I’m spending 99% of my time not playing AAA games?
- Has the 64gb model now got a different SSD? It’s now listed as NVME which I’m sure it wasn’t before, hence my thinking of upgrading initially?
- I’d go for the 512gb OLED model if I was to buy the OLED as I wouldn’t need 1tb, particularly with expandable SD storage. If I was to get an LCD model, is 256gb sufficient with a similar sized SD card or 512gb for what is now £40 more?
- Is there likely to be any further price reductions / will the current pricing go up at any point?
TIA!
I just asked the same question, and got some good answers to think about.
In my opinion and situation, I’m going to go with the 512gb OLED. I can stretch my money that far at the moment.
The increased screen size (even at only .4") is a big gain to me, quieter and longer lasting are also bonuses. I’m not even that bothered by it being OLED, that’s just a bonus.
Of course, this is all dependent and whether these are pre-orders or actual delivery orders because it is supposed to be a Christmas present. It doesn’t feel like a pre-order event and it would be weird to release a pre-order at this time just as people are gearing up for Christmas. Very well could be wrong though.