Valve’s new Steam Deck features big improvements like an OLED display, bigger battery, and starts at $549

The Steam Deck will be two years old come February 2024, and although we’ve already made a wishlist of what we want to see in the Steam Deck 2, Valve has stated time and time again in interviews throughout the year that a follow-up console won’t be making its debut any time soon. With that said, we’re now getting an OLED model of the Steam Deck, set to make its retail release on November 16.

There will be three new OLED models available from the Steam Store with a 512GB, 1TB and 1TB limited edition variant. When it comes to the changes, you’re getting improvements across the board like a new OLED display which is slightly larger, a 6nm APU, and Wi-Fi 6E. The new OLED model will also come with a 50Whr battery that can provide up to 12 hours of gameplay on a single charge.

In addition to the changes above, the new model comes with new internal storage option that tops out at 1TB. The 1TB model will come with some other perks as well like a custom startup movie, carrying case, profile bundle and virtual keyboard theme. The limited edition model will come its own custom startup movie, limited edition case, profile bundle, and virtual keyboard theme.

Of course, with these improvements, you’re going to get new pricing with the 512GB OLED variant costing $549, the 1TB model at $649, and the 1TB limited edition costing $679. The Steam Deck will once again be exclusive to the Steam Store and will release on November 16.