After briefly providing a clear Steam Deck OLED final 12 months, Valve has introduced its subsequent restricted version variant that includes a daring new coloration: “white.” It will 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 beautiful 7.4-inch show with HDR and a 90Hz refresh charge). 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 absolutely entice loads of hand grease), this new variant could persuade early Steam Deck house owners to make the bounce.
As we lined in our evaluation, the Steam Deck OLED’s show seems 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 out there (together with Australia).
“We’re curious to see what the response is, and can use what we study to tell future selections about any potential new coloration variants down the road,” Valve stated in an e-mail. “We have all the time stated our intent is to repeatedly work on bettering 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).”