Steam Deck OLED Review
A lot has changed in the nearly two years since the Steam Deck launched. Literally hundreds of software updates, an ever-expanding catalog of Deck-verified games, and a bevy of useful accessories have helped Valve’s handheld, Linux-powered PC solidify itself as more than just a flash in the pan. Now we can add hardware revisions to that list, too – and in the 2023 OLED version, which replaces the LCD original without increasing the price, Valve has addressed virtually every criticism leveled in our 2022 review with surgical precision.
The new Steam Deck OLED is an upgrade across the board, but let’s make one thing clear right off the bat: This is not “Steam Deck 2.” Valve has been very clear that, while it does plan to make a second-generation Steam Deck at some point in the future, that device won’t see the light of day until there have been enough advancements in mobile processing power to produce a true “generational upgrade.” As such, you can expect the Steam Deck OLED to have the exact same gaming performance as the original. That may not be much of an exciting selling point for gamers, but it means that developers don’t need to worry about a moving performance target when optimizing their games.
The Steam Deck OLED doesn’t fundamentally change the experience of playing games, but it makes that experience better in a number of significant ways. The clearest and most obvious is the new OLED screen which, though still displaying 1200x800 resolution, is bright and vibrant and makes games look even better than before. It’s actually slightly larger, measuring 7.4 inches diagonally, up from a flat 7. It’s HDR certified, capable of 1000 nits of peak brightness with wide color gamut (110% of the DCI-P3 color spectrum), and
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