Steam Deck OLED

I bought a Steam Deck OLED last year, and it's honestly astounding to me how well it both provides an amazing out-of-the-box experience for both the "gaming mode" Steam interface and the "desktop mode" with a regular Linux desktop without sacrificing basically any customization. [...] It's also so clear to me in retrospect how long they've been building up to something like this. [...] At this point, I probably would have been willing to forgive them for releasing the Steam Deck as a locked-down device, but instead they went ahead the made it pretty much indistinguishable from my laptop and desktop in terms of how much I can change or remove things. [...]

im soooo happy i got the 1tb last summer for a measly $480 (compared to the price now) lol. Its perfect for kicking back in bed and just playing some single player and/or indie games! Emulation is ridiculous as well, i love this thing.

[...] Then on march 14th, 2024, I gifted myself a Valentine's gift, the Steam Deck OLED. [...] using backpedals to reload and jump in FSP-games, gyroscopic aiming, etc.), ability to lock the framerate on a game-to-game basis, using the hyper tactile and accurate trackpads to navigate and type text (this comment is written on my Deck using the trackpads), and so much more, it's just... [...]

Best thing I bought last year. I waited till I had the money but then the OLED came out so I waited till the next payday and got it nearly a month later. One year with it in hand and it's a nearly daily driver for me. [...]

[...] A year after it launched, I bought it during the first 10% off sale. Now, nearly two years later, I have the limited edition white Steam Deck. Looking back, I kind of wish I had gone with the cheaper 512GB black OLED. [...] Spending an extra 50 euros for the white edition wasn’t really worth it, and the 512GB version would have been a better, more affordable choice with its glossy display. That said, the Steam Deck, especially the OLED model, is absolutely worth it. I love my deck, and my only regret is paying extra for the limited edition color. The device itself is fantastic, and I’ve loved it since I got my first LCD version.

I dropped my Game Pass sub immediately after they upped the sub price and unplugged my Xbox Series X. I have a Bazzite machine, but I've had issues with the NVidia drivers and not enough patience to deal with it. So i'm currently ONLY using my Steam Deck OLED for gaming. [...]

[...] It's a computer that fit's perfectly underneath an Apple Magic Keyboard, and has a compartment to store peripherals like a dongle or small mouse. It has no display, instead opting for XR display glasses. The internals are the main board, cooler, and battery from a Steam Deck OLED. I bought the parts separately rather than gutting a perfectly good one. [...] I decided to open source it as I explore building a better one. [...] It's built around the one killer app of XR, a virtual display. [...] Whatever device I'm using it with, the built in screen goes unused. [...] My iteration process involved jumping back and forth between my iPad and a 3D printer. I went through roughly 15 failed iterations getting the screw mounts, airflow, and ergonomics just right. [...]

[...] I always felt the series was a bit hyped but I've come around as I returned to the games on my Steam Deck OLED last fall. [...]

Steam Deck OLED. [...] Steam for gaming is great value as I already have a library of games, and you can play pretty much the entire switch library as well. [...]

I got one during the launch and then one for my brother and finally an OLED when they came out. Now if you like Tekken you NEED the OLED because the system just runs it better and the controls are just that much better. [...] I still use my old device but primarily I keep it around because I believe it will become something revered at a later date by the world making it retain its value if not becoming more valuable. [...]

As someone who uses the Deck as their daily driver, I think between the software, ergonomics etc the Deck just hits everything right for me personally. I'm kinda disappointed the Lenovo Legion Go / ROG Ally / MSI Claw etc have failed to implement more of the deck's better features - ie back buttons and trackpads both sides. [...] Some people have said they've made the jump to the Ally / Legion Go etc for performance improvements but as Valve said with questions about SD2, it's not enough to make it worthwhile. I can play 95% of the games i want to play, there are maybe 2 or 3 where performance is an issue (and in one case, Helldivers 2, its not enough to put me off playing) and the others are more around anti cheat support for Linux.

Mine came in the mail just about 3 days ago and I gotta say, I’ve been loving it a lot to the point I haven’t turned on my main gaming PC lmao. Don’t get me wrong I love playing big triple A games on my beefy PC, but it’s just so nice to be able to do everything u do at a desktop setup on the go and not having to sit at your desk to do it. I feel like I’ll finally be able to put more time into the games I wanna play since I’m not stuck at my desk sitting down for hours, while now with my steam deck I can go whenever and lay down wherever and play those exact same games! Also the cloud streaming such as GeForce now is amazing, being able to play the games you own without needing to download it and run it at max setting is a big one too.

I have a steam deck OLED and I am very happy with it, but there are a few minor annoyances I don't see a lot of people talking about: The 800px screen size is lackluster and very noticeable for that size of screen (dunno about the LCD deck). [...] Games that use non-standard fonts (which is quite common surprisingly) and haven't been made with small screens in mind (or have an UI-size slider) have this problem a lot. [...] The game is still running in the background (with audio and everything). [...]

I've had this happen before when I first got my Steam Deck OLED and only played on it for a week, and I know I will adjust to it in due time, but it's always interesting how my eyes basically lose a tolerance for blurry LCD screens now that most of my screen time is on OLED screens.

Been using Steam since 2004. [...] It's awesome but screen size, convince, and ergonomics are not for me yet don't want to give up its ram, CPU and having Xbox and steam capability. Wish I would have bought the steam deck oled first and never looked elsewhere. [...]

I have been using Steam Deck oled as my main computing device for 2 years. It has been amazing. It's fast and silent.

This time I won't buy it day one like the steamdeck and wait a bit, I still feel bitter about the steam deck oled release 1 year later after the first version.

[...] I got a Steam Deck OLED a few months ago. [...] Currently, my deck is on 52% charge after last charging it 4 days ago and playing 3 hours of Silksong across those days.

economy so bad I can sell my steam deck oled I bought 3 years ago for a profit

Dunno if the new ROG Xbox Ally is worth $600/$1,000, but I do know that I've used the Steam Deck OLED ($550/$650) nearly every day for the last two years and it runs almost everything I want to play perfectly

Bought mine last year and it's been pretty much all I've played games on since... to put it in perspective, I've got a PS5 and a £1700 gaming laptop, and gaming in the Steam Deck is way more fun.

i bought mine almos a year ago and im still loving it, most of my gaming is now on it, the only game i couldnt play on it the past year was wukong, that one i played it on my desktop pc, dont even get me started on emulation

Had my for a full year, yes it’s worth every penny!! It keeps up with a lot of high demand games

I got the 1TB OLED model for Christmas 2025 as a gift, along with a 1TB MicroSD, just before the price increase, and I love it

How the upcoming Steam Summer Sales feel to me now more than ever since i got a Steam Deck OLED 1TB in March as my birthday gift from family!

[...] I love my Steam Deck OLED, I don't play high end games at low settings or low framerates. [...] This price increase is a hard sell still, makes me stick to the mantra of don't upgrade or buy anything unless there is no other option. [...]

[...] I bought a SteamDeck OLED -- and it blows my mind more people havent heard about these. [...]

I've been using a Stadia controller with my Steam Deck OLED but finally it'll have a worthy upgrade.

Valve cares about battery life and user experience more than just raw power, and after watching multiple other handhelds deliver very insubstantial improvements over Steam Deck OLED at 3x power consumption, I tend to agree. [...] One thing I wouldn't mind having on my Deck is FSR4 support, though AMD still hasn't submitted their Vulkan FP8 support proposal, requiring unofficial Mesa hacks to enable it even on desktop Linux.

Tbh I have steam deck oled and I never once noticed the fan running on any game. So ymmv.

[...] I’ve had one eye on Wayland, but with all the reports of trouble with Nvidia, and the upcoming (imminent?) transition to Cosmic for Pop, I figured I’d hold off - especially since I’m streaming less than I used to and playing more 90hz indies on the Steam Deck OLED.

[...] I installed bazzite :testing fork on the steamdeck oled and wifi speeds were absolutely terrible. [...] I’m assuming bazzite is using something out dated or maybe didn’t have hardware acceleration on wifi packets etc

Currently the only "Special/Limited Edition" thing I own is my Limited Edition Valve Steam Deck OLED. [...] I got a Breath of the Wilds case for my Switch 1!

I regret not having bought it when the 512 GB was just 569 euro , now it costs 779 euro, that's more than I paid for my PS5 Pro including disc drive. I just can't bring myself to pay that price. But I do understand how great of a device it is.

Bro, I just bought it last several weeks and I love it so much, didn't regret it at all

There's also just the factor that SSD prices were not absolutely 100% fucked in January when I bought it, and the Steam Deck OLED itself was nearly $300 cheaper back then, so now if I want to just replace the SSD with a larger one myself, then it's gonna be super expensive.

For context I own a Steam Deck OLED, which I bought before they raised the prices. And no, I would not buy one now at the current price.

I got the limited translucent version of the Steam Deck OLED and was actually considering flipping it and getting a regular one Opened the box took one look and haha nope it stays right here, it is home now

I can’t tell you how happy I am that I bought a Switch 2 and Steam Deck OLED when I did. I think it’ll be a decade before I buy any new hardware.

I got the RE Generations Pack which includes Resident Evils 7 and 8 along with Requiem on Switch 2 on release. [...] Requiem went on sale on Steam today, so I’m now on my 5th play through on Steam Deck OLED. [...]

I bought one and got it 3 days ago. [...]

I got my game running on my Steam Deck OLED! [...]

I’ve had mine for three weeks now, and OH MY GOD, I love this thing. It was worth every penny.

I bought the oled last month been playing only the steamdeck now

I own the rog ally x with bazzite and I have steam deck oled I still find myself on the deck more

Ive been tinkering with it for hours, got it today LOL. Its the OLED model. As a Linux nerd, Ive mostly playing the customization game lol

For me the biggest thing is definitely the fact that it’s steam owned. It’s incredibly consumer friendly and I can open my steam library on the deck

It's not the most powerful handheld, but I absolutely enjoy it. It's seamless and easy to run. The amount of AAA games you can play from a few years back at good performance is amazing.

The reasons I got a Steam Deck instead of the ROG Ally is that first, I play most of my games on Steam. Second is that I bought a gaming handheld to play games, so I went with a device that has an OS dedicated for playing said games.

Bought an OLED a few weeks ago just ‘coz. It’s amazing, re-ignited my love of gaming, even bought a bunch of games I already own on other systems because there is more chance of me actually playing them on the Deck. Resi 2, Miles Morales, GOW, Doom Eternal on the go is worth it alone.