Steam Deck: Difference between revisions

Steam Deck
Basic Information
Release Year	2022
Product Type	Gaming, Gaming Handheld
In Production	Yes
Official Website	https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/

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Revision as of 12:42, 9 April 2026

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Consumer-impact summary

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User Freedom
User Privacy
Business Model
Market Control

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Incidents

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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Steam Deck category.

Harmful flicker/PWM on Steam Deck OLED screen

As documented in a GitHub issue, the Steam Deck OLED model uses a screen that flickers at a harmful rate due to PWM dimming. Users who are sensitive to this flicker may experience eye strain, migraines, and blurred vision as a result. One user even reported that the flicker raised their eye pressure to the point that their optometrist suspected they had glaucoma.^{[citation needed]}

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 ===Harmful flicker/PWM on Steam Deck OLED screen===
-The Steam Deck OLED model uses a screen that flickers at a harmful rate due to PWM dimming. Users who are sensitive to this flicker may experience eye strain, migraines, and blurred vision as a result. One user even reported that the flicker raised their eye pressure to the point that their optometrist suspected they had glaucoma. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/1392
+As documented in a [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/1392 GitHub issue], the Steam Deck OLED model uses a screen that flickers at a harmful rate due to PWM dimming. Users who are sensitive to this flicker may experience eye strain, migraines, and blurred vision as a result. One user even reported that the flicker raised their eye pressure to the point that their optometrist suspected they had glaucoma.{{CitationNeeded}}
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