Hands-on with the Steam Deck OLED 1TB. First impressions!

The Steam Deck OLED is here and I’ve had a chance to play around with it. The colors are VIVID, the speakers are even better, the haptics feel great, and the performance is stellar.

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— Chapters —
00:00 – Introduction
00:33 – Unboxing the Steam Deck OLED
02:29 – Case Comparison
04:00 – Comparing the OLED to the launch model
05:07 – Noticing the new haptic feedback
05:46 – Comparing to the Q3 Steam Deck’s screen
06:53 – OLED’s touch screen feels more responsive
07:36 – Wifi download testing
12:06 – Weight and screen comparison
12:48 – The library on the OLED model looks very different
14:07 – Deathloop on the Steam Deck OLED
15:37 – Fan noise and heat
16:42 – Spyro: Reignited Trilogy
18:11 – Halo: Reach (MCC
19:23 – Does the Deckmate fit on the Steam Deck OLED
19:55 – Marker 16
20:32 – Should you upgrade if you already own an LCD model
21:42 – Halo: Reach at locked 90 hz
24:16 – Doom Eternal on Steam Deck OLED
26:17 – HDR on/off comparison
28:08 – Stereo Separation & Audio Upgrade
28:50 – Real Time Ray Tracing on Deck OLED
30:20 – Conclusion

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