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Valve’s huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds
New SteamOS handhelds, here we go?

Includes recovery images for ROG Ally and Legion Go.
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I wish I could afford a steam deck.
Dafuq? I always thought this was a headset with mic.Hell yeah!
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Dafuq? I always thought this was a headset with mic.![]()
You could get LCD one used for pretty low price. Can always upgrade storage yourself. Performance is generally same as OLED.I wish I could afford a steam deck.
Dafuq? I always thought this was a headset with mic.![]()
Imagine buying a windows handheld to then just put steamOS on. Absolutely pointless. Just buy a steam deck if you want steamOS.
It's worthless without FSR4 capability.
Not in any handhelds released tho, right? It'll get added in once there's handhelds that can use it I imagine.
Imagine buying a windows handheld to then just put steamOS on. Absolutely pointless. Just buy a steam deck if you want steamOS.
Imagine buying a windows handheld to then just put steamOS on. Absolutely pointless. Just buy a steam deck if you want steamOS.
I always prefer buying new tech, especially handhelds. I am a bit hygienic on a OCD level, and I always wash my hands after Ive eaten snacks etc before touching my gaming gear.You could get LCD one used for pretty low price. Can always upgrade storage yourself. Performance is generally same as OLED.
Imagine buying a windows handheld to then just put steamOS on. Absolutely pointless. Just buy a steam deck if you want steamOS.
The LCD version is such a better bang for your buck especially the refurbished 64gb ones. It's a waste to splurge on the OLED at this point because they're both underpowered now but at least the LCD version is appropriately priced based on what it can do.I always prefer buying new tech, especially handhelds. I am a bit hygienic on a OCD level, and I always wash my hands after Ive eaten snacks etc before touching my gaming gear.
Alone the thought of someone not washing their hands after wiping their ass or cleaning their pipe on my gadget gives me creeps lol.
I can see the LCD is much cheaper, but everyone keeps hyping up the OLED version. I normally also hate OLED because of burn in, but the LCD should be really lack luster on the Steam Deck, from what I have read.
Then again, could also be OLED fanboys justifying their purchase.
Well I do see there's quite a big price difference.The LCD version is such a better bang for your buck especially the refurbished 64gb ones. It's a waste to splurge on the OLED at this point because they're both underpowered now but at least the LCD version is appropriately priced based on what it can do.
Performance difference is minimal but battery life is definitely in the OLED's favor. As for storage, the way I think about it is that large games that could really use an SSD tend to require something beefier than the Deck anyway.Well I do see there's quite a big price difference.
According to steam, it should perform better, and the battery should be 30-50 percent better, at least according to their site.
I've also read people saying the storage is way too small, and won't extra storage be around the same price then?
I wish they'd launch it in my territoryI wish I could afford a steam deck.
You could get LCD one used for pretty low price. Can always upgrade storage yourself. Performance is generally same as OLED.
This is awesome. I just installed Bazzite on my Ally and am dual booting so I'm heavily interested in this.
I would say wait to see new handhelds release from Lenovo, MSI and Asus with Z2E chip. They will probably be expensive but drop prices for the other ones already on the market.I'm going to just type out my thoughts here about which handhelds I'm looking at.
Here are my options:
1) Stick with the current Legion Go. Bought it the other day, open box for $700. Big screen but 16GB and no VRR. I don't care about the detachable controls.
2) Rog Ally X. Best buy has an open box for $735. 24GB and VRR, but only 7" screen.
3) Lenovo Legion Go S, Z1 Extreme with SteamOS. Comes out Sunday for $830. 32GB. 8" screen with VRR. Expensive, but checks all the boxes.
What do you guys think?
Bazzite is pretty awesome.
I would say wait to see new handhelds release from Lenovo, MSI and Asus with Z2E chip. They will probably be expensive but drop prices for the other ones already on the market.
Personally I wouldn't get a handheld with under 24GB VRAM right now unless I just wanted a Steam Deck to mess around with older games.
So Ally X, maybe MSI Claw 8+ (if price drops as drivers improved ), the new Lenovo with Z1E and 32GB or similar would be ones to get on sale. Again, IMO and all that jazz.
Edit: I think also that 8" screen would be ideal as it is not so ridiculous large that device is unwieldy but gives more real estate to our aging eyes!![]()
This is a pretty stupid comment.Imagine buying a windows handheld to then just put steamOS on. Absolutely pointless. Just buy a steam deck if you want steamOS.
SteamOS is superior. Windows is the OS equivalent to boils on your ass.Imagine buying a windows handheld to then just put steamOS on. Absolutely pointless. Just buy a steam deck if you want steamOS.
Why not wait for Go 2? Should be about 10% faster? And if it's just ridiculous ca$h then Go 1 will be cheaper.I got warnings from Oblivion Remastered about the amount of RAM which is what made me start rethinking the 16GB RAM in the Lenovo Legion Go.
Leaning towards paying the extra cash for the Go S. You only live once and all that jazz.
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Why not wait for Go 2? Should be about 10% faster? And if it's just ridiculous ca$h then Go 1 will be cheaper.
The Windows handhelds are not selling very well and there are frequent sales on them, you can get one cheap and then put Steam OS on itImagine buying a windows handheld to then just put steamOS on. Absolutely pointless. Just buy a steam deck if you want steamOS.
The Windows handhelds are not selling very well and there are frequent sales on them, you can get one cheap and then put Steam OS on it
All of the PC handhelds will be severely challenged when Switch 2 shows up and I've seen some serious fire sale prices lately
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Valve’s huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds
New SteamOS handhelds, here we go?www.theverge.com
Includes recovery images for ROG Ally and Legion Go.
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Yeah, Go 2 is going to be too much for not a great amount of improvement. I was mainly thinking when Go 2 comes out, Go 1 might go on sale.Because I'm fully expectding Go 2 to be over a grand and I'm not spending that much. Really, primary reason I'm looking at Go 1 is for the 32GB ram and VRR. I'd consider the Z2 Go if they hadn't gimped the CPU. That's a stripped down 6800U which is fine really.
Yeah, Go 2 is going to be too much for not a great amount of improvement. I was mainly thinking when Go 2 comes out, Go 1 might go on sale.
Planning to look at reviews of Go 1 with 32 GB running official version of Steam myself. Well, going to wait for Go 2, Asus and MSI to release first.