Steam Deck OLED Out of Stock in US and Canada Until End of Summer

Topher said:
I wonder if that chip hits all their price target though.
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My dream handheld at the moment is a 32GB Z2 Extreme with a 1600p OLED screen that can go up to 144Hz and VRR. Yes, I am aware that most games won't come remotely close to those specs, but 800p looks pretty good on the original Legion Go and the 144Hz, gives excellent options as well. I'd also love to see BFI added in.
 
JohnnyFootball said:
My dream handheld at the moment is a 32GB Z2 Extreme with a 1600p OLED screen that can go up to 144Hz and VRR. Yes, I am aware that most games won't come remotely close to those specs, but 800p looks pretty good on the original Legion Go and the 144Hz, gives excellent options as well. I'd also love to see BFI added in.
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Lenovo Legion Go 2 might fit that bill
 
Mibu no ookami said:
The steam deck is currently ranked 6th in global steam revenue. The cheapest steam deck is 400 dollars.

If we assume the steam deck is generating 100 million in revenue per month which would be the equivalent of a 50 dollar game selling 2 million copies a month (we know for example Dune awakening is at around 700K units sold since it launched).

Assuming every SKU is the cheapest one, which we know it isn't 100 million divided by 400 is 250K units.

The most expensive steam deck is 650. The fewest units would be at about 150K units.

Think it's safe to assume it's around or under 100 million in revenue per month. Lest we believe Eldenring Night reign is doing 2.5 million units per month. We know it's done 3.5 million total across platforms in 2 weeks. We could maybe extrapolate that to 5 million (6 if we were being generous) over the month, and assume at most the 2.5 would represent half the total sales going to PC.



It said the by the end of summer
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How many Steam Deck consoles do you believe have sold?
 
JohnnyFootball said:
The Z2 Extreme is drastically better than what comes with the current Steam Deck.
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It's not "drastically" better but could be about 40-50% higher in certain games (not all).

Main issue is that Z2E can't do FSR 4 which is what I would think Valve is waiting for. And that's probably 2027 for handhelds.
 
I finally decided to take the plunge on a deck and can't buy one. I just got out of surgery and I'm stuck in bed for the most part and a new portable would be great. Don't really wanna settle for the lcd model. And the switch is not for me since everything is too expensive. Seems like the only option over here in Canada is to buy it used.
 
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JohnnyFootball said:
Good. Valve needs to put out a new Steam Deck with the new Z2 Extreme.
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Or they can commission AMD for some low power version of Strix Halo with an RDNA4 GPU which will embarass all the Z2 Extreme handhelds out there and go toe to toe with the Switch 2 in upscaling.C

CPU power isn't the issue, its how fast GPU power can improve. RDNA4 has massive positive implications for handheld PCs and its shocking valve havent jumped at the opportunity for a FSR4 compatible Steam Deck 2 chipset
 
Does anyone know where I can get a new unit from at a decent price in Canada? I just came out of surgery and bed ridden for a while. I need something to do before I go insane from boredom. I'd rather not settle for the new switch. The deck is more my jam.
 
Jesb said:
Does anyone know where I can get a new unit from at a decent price in Canada? I just came out of surgery and bed ridden for a while. I need something to do before I go insane from boredom. I'd rather not settle for the new switch. The deck is more my jam.
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Bestbuy and Amazon have new ones, but with a ridiculous mark-up of course.
 
Jesb said:
Yeah all I see are ridiculous markups. Newegg sells it for 1600. wtf lol.
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you might be better off getting a Windows handheld and installing Bazzite or Steam OS. Or Lenovo has Legion Go S with Steam OS for sale as well
 
64gigabyteram said:
Or they can commission AMD for some low power version of Strix Halo with an RDNA4 GPU which will embarass all the Z2 Extreme handhelds out there and go toe to toe with the Switch 2 in upscaling.C

CPU power isn't the issue, its how fast GPU power can improve. RDNA4 has massive positive implications for handheld PCs and its shocking valve havent jumped at the opportunity for a FSR4 compatible Steam Deck 2 chipset
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I think this is much more likely, but it's very probably that AMD won't have the custom chip like that available before either late 2026 or even 2027.
 
Hideous Snake said:
I wanna upgrade mine to the OLED version but I'm afraid they'll announce a new one soon
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A SteamDeck is not worth getting right now. Too many devices are more powerful and have a comparable price, plus they can all have Bazzite/SteamOS installed on them.

Unless you get it for dirt cheap, a SteamDeck should be avoided. It's been outclassed by LegionGo and ROG Ally.
 
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JohnnyFootball said:
A SteamDeck is not worth getting right now. Too many devices are more powerful and have a comparable price, plus they can all have Bazzite/SteamOS installed on them.

Unless you get it for dirt cheap, a SteamDeck should be avoided. It's been outclassed by LegionGo and ROG Ally.
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Yeah I've been keeping an eye on the ROG Ally. I will still wait a bit though, not in a rush.
 
JohnnyFootball said:
A SteamDeck is not worth getting right now. Too many devices are more powerful and have a comparable price, plus they can all have Bazzite/SteamOS installed on them.

Unless you get it for dirt cheap, a SteamDeck should be avoided. It's been outclassed by LegionGo and ROG Ally.
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its not just about power. deck still has the best battery life and screen out there, as well as the back buttons and touchpads
 
CobraAB said:
Odd considering the Steam Deck is the superior device.
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It's not odd to me. It's only odd to people like you who don't realize that Nintendo is invincible when it comes to the handheld/hybrid market. If the Sega game gear and the PlayStation portable as well as the PlayStation Vita couldn't even sniff the Nintendo handheld coattails then that should tell you something. Nobody on this beautiful green earth can defeat Nintendo in the handheld market. Once you allow this to sink into your mind you will understand that nothing should surprise you. Valve will never stand a chance.
 
EviLore said:
All models back in stock already.
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Mibu no ookami said:
It said the by the end of summer
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See, Mibu? I told you it was "sometime in the summer".

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