The Steam Deck OLED is here, but Valve say not to expect a true next-gen Steam Deck "for a long time"

“And we’re not there yet.”

And even then, this is a brand new APU, we just tuned it for battery life.

According to Selan, the technology required to make that jump simply doesnt exist yet.

A man playing Dave the Diver on a Steam Deck OLED.

“The new generation, if we did one, is not close.

Still, that doesnt mean that the Steam Deck range will go on hiatus following the OLED release.

“We have so many ideas,” Shaw says.

A woman playing on a Steam Deck OLED with a resting dog in the background.

“So many ideas as to how many fun colorways we can put out there.

“But yeah, this is the one, for a long time.”

A top view of the Steam Deck OLED Special Edition, showing its orange-accented fan vents and thumbsticks.