A white Steam Deck OLED can be yours for $679 Leave a comment

After briefly providing a clear Steam Deck OLED final 12 months, Valve has introduced its subsequent restricted version variant that includes a daring new colour: “white.” It’ll value you $679 when it is obtainable on November 18, and it options the very same {hardware} because the 1TB Steam Deck OLED. (Most importantly, it sports activities that beautiful 7.4-inch show with HDR and a 90Hz refresh fee). There’s additionally a white carrying case, naturally. While the perils of white console {hardware} are laborious to disregard (particularly for a hefty transportable that’ll absolutely lure loads of hand grease), this new variant could persuade early Steam Deck homeowners to make the leap.

As we coated in our assessment, the Steam Deck OLED’s show appears considerably bolder than the unique LCD fashions, particularly with the addition of HDR help. This time round, Valve says it is also delivery the restricted version white mannequin worldwide the place Steam Decks are already obtainable (together with Australia).

“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,” Valve mentioned in an e-mail. “We’ve always said our intent is to continually work on improving Steam Deck, and that’s true from both a software perspective (continuing to ship improvements) and a hardware one (Steam Deck OLED, as well as ongoing work toward the future of Steam Deck and other hardware plans).”