After briefly providing a clear Steam Deck OLED final yr, Valve has introduced its subsequent restricted version variant that includes a daring new shade: “white.” It’s going to value you $679 when it is out there on November 18, and it options the very same {hardware} because the 1TB Steam Deck OLED. (Most significantly, it sports activities that attractive 7.4-inch show with HDR and a 90Hz refresh fee). There’s additionally a white carrying case, naturally. Whereas the perils of white console {hardware} are onerous to disregard (particularly for a hefty moveable that’ll certainly lure loads of hand grease), this new variant could persuade early Steam Deck house owners to make the leap.
As we coated in our evaluation, the Steam Deck OLED’s show appears to be like considerably bolder than the unique LCD fashions, particularly with the addition of HDR assist. This time round, Valve says it is also delivery the restricted version white mannequin worldwide the place Steam Decks are already out there (together with Australia).
“We’re curious to see what the response is, and can use what we study to tell future choices about any potential new shade variants down the road,” Valve mentioned in an e-mail. “We have all the time mentioned our intent is to repeatedly work on enhancing Steam Deck, and that is true from each a software program perspective (persevering with to ship enhancements) and a {hardware} one (Steam Deck OLED, in addition to ongoing work towards the way forward for Steam Deck and different {hardware} plans).”
