Valve released the original Steam Deck a year ago, which included a 7-inch LCD screen provided by BOE.

Now, a few weeks have passed since Valve debuted the Steam Deck OLED, a revised version of their portable gaming gadget. The inclusion of an OLED display, which surely improves the gaming experience, was the biggest upgrade.

China’s BOE display maker was formerly thought to be a contender as well, but Samsung’s legal action against BOE is going to likely prevent it from taking Samsung’s orders for Steam Deck OLED panels.

Samsung Display provides Valve Steam Deck with OLED screens
Valve Steam Deck

Steam Deck OLED could be supplied exclusively by Samsung

It was initially thought that Valve would purchase OLED panels for the new Steam Deck from this Chinese display manufacturer as well, given their prior business ties and BOE’s aggressive pricing strategy to beat Samsung Display. However, last month, Samsung launched a case against BOE with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that BOE was infringing on Samsung’s patents for OLED display modules and components and had broken rules against unfair methods of competition. This could potentially hamper the supply deal with BOE for Steam Deck displays.

To recap, the latest Steam Deck comes with a resolution of 1280 x 800, and its refresh rate has upgraded from 60Hz to 90Hz in comparison to its previous editions. It also uses AMD’s 6nm accelerated processing unit, weighs 30 grams less, and is compatible with the most recent version of Wi-Fi.

Samsung is expected to benefit from this agreement, and it will undoubtedly be pleased that no one else will be able to take a share of the new Steam Deck systems that are anticipated to be sold this year.

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