What happen to steam deck skin
Four years ago, applying the original Steam Deck LCD skin was straightforward — I installed several of them without any issues or crimping. Since switching to the Steam Deck OLED, however, it feels like the skin design has changed for the worse.
I understand now they have a different design and the skin is no longer a single front piece, but the curved edges have become a real problem. Even after carefully heating and applying the skin, crimping is very difficult to avoid — particularly on the top left and top right corners. Once the Killswitch Case is fitted, those areas often lift or pull away because of the tension caused by the crimping.
What makes this more frustrating is that those curved edge sections are covered by the case anyway. It would be fantastic if dbrand offered a flat-skin option specifically for Killswitch users, removing the unnecessary curved sections entirely. It would make installation much easier and likely result in a better long-term fit.
I genuinely love dbrand products and have always appreciated the quality, which is why this is disappointing. The original LCD skin design worked extremely well — sometimes the old saying really applies: if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.