You a current or future Deck owner/gamer?
I bought my Deck earlier this year on sale. Have enjoyed using it since then this but this still stings a bit. It's the same price but better in almost every way!
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I can see that for sure. I got mine in 2022, so I've had a chance to really dive into it, and the combo of the OLED and enhanced battery life plus some other tweaks like larger potential storage, is pretty compelling. Not in November, but into the New Year, I can definitely see adopting the new version.
Plus I can then give my LCD version to my wife. :)
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Wish they would offer some kind of trade in option :) Have considered that I can give my current one to my son and upgrade. But he's probably not old enough just yet, and I don't really have the budget for it now. But hopefully sometime in the future :)
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The trade in option would be sweet.
I'd give mine to my daughter, but experience tells me she'll gravitate back to her Kindle and ignore the Steam Deck lol.
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Yeah, definitely want my child to appreciate it when I give it to him!
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I hear ya. What would be considered casually affordable?
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I consider this very affordable and I live in a third-world country. Don't think that Valve makes any profit on the cheapest Deck, or if it does it's negligible. Handheld that can play decent number of newer AAA games without many hiccups can't be any cheaper than 400 if it isn't heavily subsidized.
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affordable for us casuals
A appreciate your diplomatic response, but that's not what it's about.
$400 once the price is adjusted, and tax added works out to at least $800 here.
And because it's not available here, it would cost probably $1000 to parallel import it.
My PC cost the same amount, so why would I buy a portable as well for the same price?
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but
...tax added works out to at least $800 here ... $1000 to parallel import it
you really don't look that casual!
(this reminds me a bit those who calculates cost per hour of gameplay, when buying games... i mean, could be your perfect way of doing things, but really not mine. makki considers it fair, also thinks about Valve not doing much... i know Taco luvs it, and i think price of 569,00€ for only 512GB is kinda dumb and lil' greedy... still very interesting to see how we differently "feel" a price)
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I don't think that it's "only" 512GB, it is enough to have bunch of indies, emulation games and couple of big titles installed at all times. Storage is cheap nowadays and for me personally doesn't play any role in purchasing decision since SD cards are a thing and don't affect gaming performance in any way. I would rather buy OLED with 64GB for 450 than this 512GB version for 570. But I understand their decision, they make a profit this way. Oh well, corporations are not our friends or something like that. :))
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Jah.
I've got a 1 TB SD Card as well as the base 512GB.
I have personally found that there is no difference between the included storage and the added storage as far as performance goes. Games played include Baldur's Gate 3, Midnight Suns, and A Plague Tale: Requiem.
I can't say I have any issues with game storage either. I've always got between 50 and 80 games downloaded at any given moment. If I was just relying on the base storage after system requirements though, it wouldn't be as effective.
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I want the OLED as I never had something that was OLED and I've heard so many great things about it, but if it's a limited time only it kinda sucks.
I also see it only available in US and Canada, so maybe we'll see a EU one coming later on?
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I believe it's only the case and different color that is LE.
I'd imagine US/CA would be their soft launch, but I don't really know.
I had the OLED Vita way back when. It was pretty nice.
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Introducing the Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED, a different colorway for the 1TB Steam Deck OLED. Quantities are highly limited, and are only available in the United States and Canada.
Damn. Or well, good. A reason to not fall for one. I've been tempted since they were announced, and I'm still resisting. Kinda.
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The Deck is pretty sweet in general, but I feel like waiting for any potential issues in the wild with the new specs, is a good idea.
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From what I can tell the specs ('that matter') are essentially the same. Same APU (smaller architecture), just bigger battery, larger screen (but same resolution), and larger storage. Also some other tidbits like they updated the light sensor to a better version, (so maybe the auto-brightness will actually work :P).
Obviously you never know and it's definitely better to see some reviews, but I don't expect anything to be wildly wrong. And for some reason I still trust Valve to be better with testing/ QC before they release a product rather than just having the end users do the testing.
Although I don't even know why I follow deck news so closely, I live in a country where even the initial LCD variants are still not yet available officially...
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A good overview and first look from Linus Tech Tips here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCVXqoVi6RE
Cool of them to offer upgraded specs for the old price. 👍
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Very cool. I'll be watching that a little later today.
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I paid $819 plus tax Can for my 512GB ver back in Aug 2022. The new one is better as expected. On the other hand, I've had no issues with mine. Screen is great. Battery last just fine and it just works. I have at 1TB SD card and can play off it or the internal 512GB just fine. If I don't like the default of a game and it can't remap then Steam input can always do anything you want as far as controls.
I had intended to put windows on it and play around but I've never had the need. For the mostly Indi games I play on it. I just left it stock and have had no issues getting anything working. Just click install and then play.
Sure I'd like the new one. But I have no issues with mine so I'll see in a couple years what the next version or two bring. :)
Good to see them making it better.
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Makes sense. No need to fix something that isn't broken as it were.
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Was thinking about buying a Steam Deck for a while now... I could sell my CS:GO (CS2) skins and get it for dirty cheap...
Now the "old" refurbished ones are even cheaper but I'm not sure if it is worth it... on the other hand, it's only 299,00€!
Damn it, kinda hard for me to make a decision. :D
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thats how i got mine, 256gb+docking station
and prices on csgo items are dropping after release on cs2
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They always drop or maintain at this time of the year, but yeah I think people are taking the start of cs2 negatively and impacting it even worse, although the recent updates have been pretty good. Still valve should've released an operation.
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This item is not available in your country
I'd like a deck as a curiosity mostly, as it seems fun and would help with development for deck, but it's not high up in priorities mostly because in my country it's available through a 3rd party store (not sure if that's even supported by Valve or they buy them in EU/somewhere and resell) for 500+ euros for the basic model... or through personal resellers on ads... which is like... no warranty... huge amount of money.... no thanks. Not yet. Maybe one day if things change.
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If it ever becomes available world wide for the same price I'd probably buy one, it is a good price for a PC with those specs and it's by far the cheapest handheld gaming PC in the market. But the Steam controller never released in my region so I'm not all that hopeful, I remember being so jealous when those went on liquidation sale for cheap but if I wanted to buy one I had to pay an insane markup from a reseller plus shipping half across the world.
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That soes suck. Hopefully they remedy that with the Deck.
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I got it last year and I don't regret it. However I do feel a little jealous about this upgrade, however the price makes me feel like I still got a good deal.
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Depending on how much you play, it's definitely a good deal. It's my only gaming venue other than a Switch and some previous gen consoles that I rarely use, so it definitely pays for itself.
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Oh dear, will be buying the 512GB to replace my 12.5 month old 512GB, and moving over my 2TB SSD.
In his review Dave2D confirmed my assumption that the etched galss will actually be a detriment to the OLED (reduces contrast) which helped the decision.
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got a teir 2 steam deck. im whelmed, best thing i have for mobile gaming
butttt
my windows 7 pc thats over 10 years old runs better and faster
also my jail broken wii u runs games better
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right now playing Tiny Tina's Wonderlands on both steam deck and pc
run better on windows 7 pc, i can do highest settings. some minor lens flare bugs because the game isnt fully capable with 7, other then that smooth as butter. on steam deck got turn settings down to about high/med
say what you want, but its a FACT! your opinion doesn't change it
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AMD A10-5800k apu with radeon(tm) HD graphics 3.80 GHz
16 gbs ram
64 bit windows 7 operating system
all setting are highest/ badass as they put it
capped my fps at 60 cause i dont need any more
aspect ratio 16:9 on a tv screen
on the steam deck playing on medium with 30fps in game and 20 fps on deck
you get about 3 hours of gameplay before the battery dies
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That's pretty impressive for the Piledriver architecture, but then again you have the top notch one from some years ago. I kinda feel bad for getting rid of the A10 7800 I had but I never got those numbers with Killing Floor 2 or The Evil Within @720p with the integrated. Adding a Radeon 7850 with only 1GB helped the CPU a lot. But all that is lost like tears in the rain xD
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the only thing ive done on my pc upgrade wise in the last 10+ years is go from 8 ram to 16, thats it
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for wii-u/steamdeck- played Assassins Creed IV Black Flag and Lego City Undercover
both ran better on the wii u
they are installed on the wii u with an old laptop harddrive
my steam deck has an SSD so it should load faster.. not the case
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Don't know about those games since I have only played Nintendo exclusives, no need for other stuff since they are available natively on PC. They play like a charm on lower-end PC's also since CEMU is such a good emulator. And let's not forget Dolphin for some older stuff.
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The memory interface and bus bandwidt was pretty good for those cards. If It wasnt for the lack of optimization they probably own some of the new entry level ones with the 128bit memory interface.
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New folk should definitely go for the OLED Deck, but as an owner of a regular one, it's too irrational to spend 569€ just for an OLED screen, even if that includes more brightness, higher refresh rate, and more battery. I'll wait for a Steam Deck 2 or something
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It's shitty that cheapest one will still be the same old model with just more storage. I will think about upgrading if I can sell my Deck for decent price. Since it is not officially available in my country maybe I can get away with charging extra. :P
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It makes its sense as the OLED screen, design changes, and hardware upgrades (faster RAM, 6 mm APU, updated Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module, etc.) all mean extra cost.
But I'm afraid the price difference of 150€ means no one will buy the cheaper edition.
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because I bought the top one in the first place so I would buy the top one again. It retains its value more. But if I compare it to the lesser oled, that's still a 190€ difference. But a decent new 1TB m.2 2230 nvme ssd is around 90€, so the 1TB is a worthy upgrade compared to the lesser oled version.
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OLED would be cool. But the reason for getting the steamdeck was the price for me. I got the cheapest one and added 512 GB card. Has been brilliant combination and has enabled me the chance to play more than previously. So while OLED would be cool, I dont think Id be up to paying 569EUR for that.
Also I am a bit cross with Steam for still offering 1.5m charging cable for the cheap edition and 2.5m for the mid and high tier. I don't particularly have anything against having bigger battery or better screen for costlier editions, since those actually increase the cost to build - but cable? Really? That starts to go into the scummy business practice which Apple and similar companies perform. And it sucks to see Valve going down that road.
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can you or will you be able to get it world wide - i live i the UK and would love one
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Been using my Deck for almost a year and was happy with it. My only major gripe with this original model was it's screen, which is borderline bad, in my opinion, so I've decided already that I'll be upgrading to this new OLED revision. Was initially thinking about going with 512GB option as it is the one I have right now and it always was quite enough of storage space + I'm not sure if anti-glare coating on an OLED is such a great idea, but updated two-pieces case have sold me on 1TB option. Especially because I can always use glossy screen protector if I don't like matte finish very much
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And the remaining LCD Decks are on permanent price reduction until stock is gone as well. As are the Docks apparently.
https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
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