If you look at the 3 console manufacturers, you’ll notice a pattern. Switch OLED was announced 3 months before release. Ps4 pro was announced 2 months before its release. Xbox one x was announced 5 months before release.
The steam deck OLED? 7 days
The reason that manufacturers give consumers at least a couple months before a release of a new device is so they can feel they made an informed decision on their purchase, and not feel burned when the next iteration is released. No, the device they currently have doesn’t lose inherent value to them. However, knowing that the next thing is coming out in just a couple weeks could make informed consumers hold off for the sale of the now outdated model.
Also inb4 people say “but it’s not a console…”, PC manufacturers have pretty consistent hardware release schedules as well, so the comparison stands.
The fact is this is an established norm for other manufacturers and that valve went against just comes across as anti consumer. And I think that just surprised a lot of people since Gabe’s whole “piracy is almost always a service problem…” Take and the return policy on games make the company appear as super consumer centric, however this release feels out of character.
That’s my thing too.
I, and I’m probably going to get blasted for this, severely dislike the og screen. I can barely read the text on it and feel like I’m squinting the whole time I play it, even when there’s no text. Now I can’t even sell it to get money for the oled because it would basically be giving it away. The other thing is, mine is a 64 turned 1Tb, so there may be less of a chance of getting decent money out of it as people won’t want something tinkered with when they can buy a new one for the same price lol. And steam isn’t offering any kind of buy back or trade up option, which I would do in a heartbeat for an oled