Game company Valve, responsible for iconic series like Half-Life and Portal, has today announced the Steam Deck OLED, a follow-up to its original portable device with a longer-lasting battery, faster downloads, and plenty of other features.
During an interview with The Washington Post about the updated system, Valve product designer Greg Coomer mentioned how Nintendo paved the way with its own ‘OLED’ handheld, noting how it’s made customers around the world “super happy”:
“[The Switch OLED] definitely showed people that the fidelity of an OLED screen is just generally higher. It’s just a great product from Nintendo that makes a ton of customers around the world super happy.”
Valve also apparently has a lot of Switch around its own offices, and while it isn’t ready to reveal sales data for its portable device just yet, the Steam Deck has obviously been successful enough for the business to expand operations.
The new Steam Deck OLED comes with a 7.4″ screen that’s 0.4 inches bigger than the previous one and has less bezel. The system’s weight has also been reduced to around 640g. In contrast, the Switch OLED has a 7″ screen and with the Joy-Con attached weighs 420g. You can check our guide for a full specs comparison between Nintendo and Valve’s OLED handheld systems.
Admittedly, Switch wasn’t the first gaming portable to use an OLED panel, but its popularity has definitely helped spread the word about these brighter and more colourful screens. Washington Post games reporter Gene Park has even shared a comparison of the Switch OLED alongside the Steam Deck OLED and PlayStation’s Portal device.
Game company Valve, responsible for iconic series like Half-Life and Portal, has today announced the Steam Deck OLED, a follow-up to its original portable device with a longer-lasting battery, faster downloads, and plenty of other features.
During an interview with The Washington Post about the updated system, Valve product designer Greg Coomer mentioned how Nintendo paved the way with its own ‘OLED’ handheld, noting how it’s made customers around the world “super happy”:
“[The Switch OLED] definitely showed people that the fidelity of an OLED screen is just generally higher. It’s just a great product from Nintendo that makes a ton of customers around the world super happy.”
Valve also apparently has a lot of Switch around its own offices, and while it isn’t ready to reveal sales data for its portable device just yet, the Steam Deck has obviously been successful enough for the business to expand operations.
The new Steam Deck OLED comes with a 7.4″ screen that’s 0.4 inches bigger than the previous one and has less bezel. The system’s weight has also been reduced to around 640g. In contrast, the Switch OLED has a 7″ screen and with the Joy-Con attached weighs 420g. You can check our guide for a full specs comparison between Nintendo and Valve’s OLED handheld systems.
Admittedly, Switch wasn’t the first gaming portable to use an OLED panel, but its popularity has definitely helped spread the word about these brighter and more colourful screens. Washington Post games reporter Gene Park has even shared a comparison of the Switch OLED alongside the Steam Deck OLED and PlayStation’s Portal device.
