I do not own a steam deck currently, but because I saw the increase in battery life and OLED screen, I kind of want to buy one now. If you were me, would you buy it now or wait for a full brand new model? I am going to buy one eventually because I can’t stand the path Windows is going down, but should it be now or later?
The Steam Deck is brilliant and the OLED model is even better. It’ll be most likely a couple of years before a true next-gen.
It is not, however, without its limitations. There are newer games that don’t run well on it, and with devs focusing more on the current-gen consoles, we’re definitely going to see more such games in future. Some of the competitors do a bit better in this regard, but they all have their own sets of trade-offs.
So you’re going to need to evaluate what exactly you want from a handheld, why you waited this long, and how much longer you’re happy to wait.
FWIW,I loved mine for the time I had it, and I will be ordering the OLED day one (stocks permitting). The only reason I don’t still have my original Deck is because I sold it to help finance the upgrade.