{"id":174896,"date":"2023-11-11T06:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T06:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=174896"},"modified":"2023-11-11T06:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T06:14:30","slug":"steam-deck-finally-gets-oled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/gaming\/steam-deck-finally-gets-oled\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Deck finally gets OLED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the announcements of 2023, Steam Deck looked downright pale compared to its competitors.\u00a0So Valve decided\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.steamdeck.com\/en\/oled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to add<\/a>\u00a0a little brightness to their portable.\u00a0Yes, the new console screen is still smaller than that of the same Lenovo Legion Go (7.4\u2033 versus 8.8\u2033), but it is a 90 Hz OLED with a peak brightness of 1000 nits in HDR and 600 nits in SDR!\u00a0The display contrast is 1,000,000:1 and the color space coverage is 110% P3.\u00a0The main thing is not to burn your eyes out at night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Steam Deck OLED - Now Available\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_vTsZMvjJ-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In general, in addition to the new display, the Steam Deck has been upgraded so much that it could easily pass for a full-fledged second generation. Judge for yourself: new 6nm Zen 2 processor, faster 16 GB 6400 MT\/s RAM, new 50 Wh battery, improved cooling, reduced touch display latency, added Bluetooth 5.3, improved speakers.\u00a0The controls have also been completely redesigned to reduce latency and improve tactile feedback.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure-align\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-190704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/techweek.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/techweek.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1_techweek.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>If you read the first materials about the new version of the console, everyone is vying with each other to praise the device, but you need to understand that this is a loyal pool of journalists who received the device even before the release. However, expectations from the device are still high, and I already want to get it for testing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure-align\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_190707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-190707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/93_techweek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/93_techweek.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/96_techweek.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steam Deck Display Comparison.\u00a0Above is the OLED version.\u00a0Source: Amelia Holowaty Krales\/Polygon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Steam Deck OLED is priced at $550 for the 512 GB version, and for 1 TB of memory you will have to pay another $100.\u00a0The new console does not have versions with 64 and 256 GB of storage.\u00a0But a \u201climited edition\u201d appeared in a case made of dark transparent plastic with orange accents &#8211; it looks luxurious.\u00a0The start of sales is scheduled for November 16.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure-align\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-190706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/94_techweek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/94_techweek.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/97_techweek.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cold\u201d Steam Deck with an IPS display will not be removed from sale yet.\u00a0Moreover, the price for it has been reduced, and now the youngest 64 GB version costs $350, which is already quite a reasonable offer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure-align\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-190705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/95_techweek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/95_techweek.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/98_techweek.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"398\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The console has been seriously improved. <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/gaming\/steam-deck-finally-gets-oled\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":174906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[777],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-174896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gaming","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}