Yeah dude, that Switch Pro hype was insufferable.

Small changes? For what was meant to be a minor refresh, Valve more or less improved every single thing that anyone complained about with one upgrade.

Sure we’d all love the Steam Deck to be also twice as fast. But we’d also all like a pony and a million dollars too. You can technically make a handheld that is faster, but doing so would murder the battery life. And there’s not much utility in a handheld that can’t be used for longer than an hour without plugging it in. Valve made the smart choice to give a very slight bump in performance while focusing on just ramping up battery life.

Considering it’s only been less than 2 years since the first gen version of the Deck came out, I think the Deck OLED is a great refresh.

This is a joke right?

Increased battery life between 1 and 3 hours
WiFi 6
Faster RAM
90 Hz screen refresh rate
30 grams lighter
OLED screen
DOUBLE space for the same price
BT 5.3 (with dedicated channel for it)
Smaller die size
Better screws

After watching the Gamers Nexus tear down video:

Better airflow
Better thermals
Better trackpads
Quieter
Reduced frecuency from 4 KHz to 2 KHz
Better charging circuitry (cooler, more reliable)
SAME cost!

Nintendo should take notice: THIS is how you do a hardware fresh!