Also one of the biggest issues with the normal version was the touchscreen pulling rate. 180hz on the OLED feel SO good.
90hz screen with 180hz polling is what my phone uses as well, it’s nice that the deck has now caught up to that.
Also remember to leave your original deck on when downloading games on the new one so it can transfer them locally, which should be faster. There’s a setting for that, but I think it’s on by default.
You can’t transfer games from the deck, unfortunately.
At least not last time I tried.
According to the documentation, you should be able to https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/46BD-6BA8-B012-CE43. Unfortunately, I don’t have big enough games to test, and I think it detects that my internet bandwith is higher than the connection to the Deck
Looks like it only works from desktop mode
A Steam Deck, or a PC running in Steam desktop mode can host network transfers. PCs in Big Picture mode, and custom launchers can’t transfer their files out over the local network.
But is it “(A Steam Deck), or (a PC running in Steam desktop mode)” or is it “(A Steam Deck, or a PC) (running in Steam desktop mode)”? In any case both cases include the Steam Deck as a capable device, it would only be a matter of changing to desktop mode
Is it really? That’s pretty shocking, is your gaming device is hardlined while the Deck is on WiFi or something? Are you on 2.4 or 5ghz, on the Deck?
My router is a bit old and its 5GHz performance seems to be rather lacking. I still think the main problem is I’m not testing with a big game. I’ll try and post later something.
This seems to be implemented in the Steam Deck client update from November 16th
Haven’t tried it myself though.
Why I’m just doing a straight swap by throwing my current deck SSD into the new one XD
It tries to download locally but it’s faster to download it from steam CDN 🫣
The local transfer compresses it with the same format the CDN would use, so if the local PC turns off, it just continues via Valve’s servers. The downside is that the compression is quite aggressive. My PC with a 5950X can only go like 300Mbps on local transfer, so the CDN ends up being faster for me since I have gigabit internet and the Deck can get 600 Mbps even over WiFi.
For people with slow Internet speeds, it’s obviously a great feature though.
Not trying to be “that guy” but it’s *polling rate. I remember because it’s the rate at which the system asks for (or gets, practically speaking it doesn’t matter for this analogy if it’s asking or being told) updates about the mouse/pointer position from the pointing device (mouse, touchscreen, whathaveyou). Like polling a voter for their opinion.
My bad, English is not my native language. Thanks for the correction
Not your bad in the slightest, friend! I’m trying to help, not mock ❤️
lol, not sure what to make of looking at a picture of an OLED screen on a device with a non-OLED screen.
Pull out your phone, it’s most likely OLED :P
It is OLED. My monitors are reflecting which highlights the black boarders around it. It looks incredible in a dim/dark room.
Yeah but they’re saying that their own screen isn’t OLED.
One of my friends just ordered theirs, excited to hear their impressions.
Looks great from the pics!
I’m tempted to buy one myself but the price tag leaves me a bit on edge to do so for something that very likely might just end up collecting dust because I don’t go anywhere enough to warrant using it over my PC
You are in luck, there should be plenty of cheap LCD versions, on the second hand market. It is still an equally capable device with great features. Don’t let the OLED version make the LCD version seem anything less than a perfectly usable and great device!
Adding to this, it is basically ONLY the OLED. Performance between the LCD and OLED was gains around 1-5%. For a “brand new” unit, check the valve certified refurbished steam deck store page for really cheap decks with warranty.
Edit; also ~35% better battery life.
I now have both. There are other improvements that haven’t been touted. The haptics are MUCH stronger on the oled. It’s actually a standout feature in my opinion. Dpad feels improved as well. Not mushy like the original. I’d even venture to suggest it’s a little clicky.
I can sell you my 512GB SD if you’re interested.
Yeah, I’m in the same boat. I have my PC at home, a Steam Link if I really want to play it on the TV, and a couple MacBooks that I use on the go
A picture doesn’t justify, the fact that I don’t see edge bleeding makes me want to cry a little though
I guess my eyes are bad but I can never tell the difference between lcd and oled. I have an oled switch and a normal one and the only way I can tell the difference is screen size and the kickstand.
try a black screen with white text like in the image, the different will be night and day
The blacks are pitch black because they aren’t illuminated.
wtf, it’s literally night and day. i don’t own a steam deck (and i have just 5$ in my bank account lol) but I’ll never go back to ips in my phone ever since i got oled one
It stands out more in the dark, where black pixels are actually off. Things that appear on screen look like they’re just floating in a black void.
It’s pretty obvious out of the box, too, because the color profile defaults to vivid. You can change it back to “natural” to match what the developers intended, but it cranks up the color when you get it.
But yeah, blacks generally are sexy.
You must have really bad eyes. It is rare to see any technology where the difference is as big as that between LCD and OLED.
Mine is on the way… I’m just wondering if I’ll ever use it. I was thinking it’s perfect for platformers and puzzle games
It’s good for many more things than that. Give it a good chance!
Yeah it’s just that I have a nice PC setup, and on the couch I play PC games on the big screen. The only real use case is when I go to bed
I find certain consoles “feel” more right for certain games. I’m not much of a 2D puzzler, I thought. Turns out I just don’t like them on PC, even with my Steam Controller. Having the same game on a smaller screen with some portability and pick-up and playness makes games I wasn’t as interested in more enticing.
If you have a library of “meh” games, try giving them a go on Deck. I was personally pretty surprised
Yeah I’m thinking maybe games like factorio, hollow knight, monster train, etc that I always wanted to play but I never want to play on PC will click
