Maybe it’s not worth it to them and I can understand that. Maybe they just spent too much money on things like a new SSD, shell swap, fan upgrades, a DeckHD screen, and Hall Effect sticks and are a little salty about it. Maybe they are just genuinely more than happy with their current SD and that’s great too. But all these posts about people saying the new SD isn’t that big of a change and that’s it’s not worth it seem like people just trying to soothe their own crushed spirits.

Valve updated nearly every inch of this device and it’s objectively better than the original in almost every single way. The lengthy list of improvements is seriously impressive, even down to the longer length power cord, and they kept it at the exact same price to boot. The OLED SD has more refreshes than a new iPhone series and I can’t wrap my head around how anyone can think it’s not a significant upgrade.

  • -Cooki-@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The OLED deck …

    • … has about the same FPS. It doesnt make games run better.
    • … has the same low 720p resolution.
    • … has the same haptics
    • … has the same size and almost same weight
    • … is compatible with the exact same games. It doesnt make 3rd party launchers magically work or fixes anti-cheat games not working.
    • … is simply not worth 200-300€ to upgrade
      • You sell your LCD deck at a loss
      • And then have to buy the expensive deck version (OLED)
      • You are looking at 200-300€ at least for the upgrade

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    Just wait for ACTUAL UPGRADES:

    • Much smaller form factor - the deck is a CHUNKY boy
      • Other handhelds are smaller AND much faster
    • Much faster APU with 50-100% more fps
    • USB-C at the bottom + proper docking station like the switch
      • All deck docks are AWFUL. Having to fumble around with a cable… just because Valve didnt put a USBC at the bottom like all the other consoles … dumb !

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    THOSE would be worth 300€