Valve announced a new Steam Deck model

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Key takeaways

  • Valve has announced that the Steam Deck OLED will receive a limited-edition white colorway on November 18.
  • The new Steam Deck OLED variant features a white and gray color scheme, as well as a special white carrying case and a white microfiber cleaning cloth.
  • The Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White will only be available with 1TB of storage, and Valve will gauge its demand to consider future color variants for the Steam Deck.



Teasing more color options later in the year Steam DeckValve has revealed a brand-new white colorway for the OLED variant of the handheld gaming PC. However, interested buyers will have to ditch the white Steam Deck OLED while they can run a limited production run of the model.

Since its launch in early 2022, the Steam Deck has rarely been offered with colorways other than the standard black variant. Valve introduced a transparent special edition with orange accents with the announcement of the Steam Deck OLED in November 2023, but it was only sold in limited quantities in certain regions. Therefore, Steam Deck fans who want to customize their handheld with different colors have to rely on skins and shells from third-party vendors. However, Steam Deck's lack of color variations may go a long way.


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After more than three years of teasing various Steam Deck color options, Valve has announced Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White. The new limited-run colorway for the Steam Deck OLED features a white outer shell with gray buttons, joysticks and triggers, but no specific improvements over the current black version. Valve will also offer a bespoke white carrying case and microfiber cleaning cloth with the new Steam Deck model. Prospective buyers should note that the white Steam Deck OLED will only be available with 1TB of storage, and at launch November 18th at 3 PM PST / 6 PM ET for $679.


Steam Deck OLED White Edition details, price, and availability


  • White outer shell and trackpads
  • Gray buttons, triggers, and joysticks
  • Exclusive white carrying case and white microfiber cleaning cloth
  • Available with 1TB storage only
  • Releases November 18th, 3 PM PST / 6 PM ET for $679
  • Each goes on sale in regions where the Steam deck is already available through Valve

Although it will be sold in limited quantities, according to Valve's official release, the white Steam Deck OLED will be available in every region where the handheld already ships. This is in contrast to last year's transparent limited-edition Steam Deck OLED, which Valve released as an “experiment” to gauge interest in alternative colorways. Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White is the company's “second experiment along those lines,” and demand will be closely monitored to evaluate future color variants for Steam Deck.

We look forward to seeing the response [to the Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White] and will use what we learn to inform future decisions about any potential new color variants down the line.


The Steam Deck may be one of the oldest handheld gaming PCs on the market, but Valve's support for the system, both on a hardware and software level, remains as strong as ever. The gaming giant recently released a massive software update for Steam Deck users as it quietly chips away at the handheld's successor. Valve has confirmed that it is waiting for a massive upgrade in chipset power and efficiency to the next generation of Steam decks, which could take a long time. With AMD's Z2 Extreme chipset on the horizon, though, Valve's desired technological developments for Steam Deck 2 may not be that far off.

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