Valve just announced the Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White, a 'second experiment' in new colorways for the classic Deck that looks eye-searingly snazzy
Should you be the sort of gamer that demands all your hardware matches your «clean and serene» aesthetic, Valve is making just the Steam Deck for you. The Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White will be available in limited quantities from November 18 of this year, and rather shiny-looking it is too.
It's not just the casing that's had a fresh coat of paint, either. The new model will come with an exclusive white carrying case (sure to pick up and display every bit of fluff from the bottom of your bag) and even a white microfibre cleaning cloth. There's probably a reason why cleaning cloths don't usually come in white, but hey, it'll look properly lovely when you pull it from its packaging for the first time, at the very least.
Specs wise this is still the 1 TB version of the standard Steam Deck OLED, so don't be expecting any performance bumps or extra features. Still, we've been impressed by all versions of the Steam Deck we've got our hands on to date—and Valve has repeatedly stated that it'll be a while yet before we see a Steam Deck 2, so those of you that have been holding out for fun colorways shouldn't feel too bad about jumping on the handheld gaming PC bandwagon now.
The new model will be available for $679 ($20 more than the standard 1 TB OLED Deck) and ship to «everywhere the Steam Deck currently ships worldwide», including Australia, a recent addition to the Steam Deck-receiving family. As the name suggests, it's a limited edition—so Valve says that when stocks run out, they're out for good.
Mind you, if it sells particularly well it's not difficult to imagine a future where the Limited Edition White gets another run, or perhaps some more colorways get added to the range.
Valve has said: «We're curious to see what the response is, and will use what we learn to inform future decisions about any potential new color variants down the line.»
Personally I reckon it'd look great in a deep red, although I'm quite the fan of my default black Deck, even if it's
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