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Why We Still Haven't Gotten A Steam Deck 2
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Valve revealed a bunch of new hardware this week, including the Steam Machine that kind of looks like a Nintendo GameCube. Something absent from the lineup was a Steam Deck 2, and the company has explained why no announcement has happened.
In an IGN interview following the new hardware showcase, software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that an updated Steam Deck will be revealed at some point, but the plans the company has in mind aren't exactly possible with the technology available.
"Obviously, the Steam Deck's not our focus today, but the same things we've said in the past where we're really interested to work on what's next for Steam Deck," Griffais explained. "The thing we're making sure of is that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product."
In Griffais' summation, Valve doesn't just want a better battery in the Steam Deck 2--though that would be a welcome improvement, considering it was a point of contention in GameSpot's Steam Deck review. Instead, the company wants something more substantial, an upgrade that makes the new handheld worthy of being a Steam Deck successor. To get there, the available Systems on a Chip (SoC) need to catch up to Valve's ambitions.
"We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50% more performance at the same battery life," Griffais continued. "We want something a little bit more demarcated than that. So we've been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there's no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC landscape, that we think would truly be a next-gen performance Steam Deck."
This lines up with what Griffais has previously said regarding Valve building a Steam Deck 2. Speaking to The Verge in September 2023, Griffais explained that the company is waiting for a "significant enough increase" in performance technology, suggesting an upgraded Steam Deck may not arrive until 2026.
"We also don't want more performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life," Griffais said at the time. "I don’t anticipate such a leap to be possible in the next couple of years, but we’re still closely monitoring innovations in architectures and fabrication processes to see where things are going there."
Released in February 2022, the company launched a revised Steam Deck in November 2023 that retained the same performance as the original model but included an OLED display. This Steam Deck 2 sounds like it'll be a much more powerful device, so long as the technology Valve hopes for comes to fruition.
While a Steam Deck 2 may be a little ways away, the company's imminent hardware lineup is coming out soon. The Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine are all shipping in early 2026, and while we don't know the prices just yet, hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said affordability is a key concern for Valve.
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Valve revealed a bunch of new hardware this week, including the Steam Machine that kind of looks like a Nintendo GameCube. Something absent from the lineup was a Steam Deck 2, and the company has explained why no announcement has happened.
In an IGN interview following the new hardware showcase, software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that an updated Steam Deck will be revealed at some point, but the plans the company has in mind aren't exactly possible with the technology available.
"Obviously, the Steam Deck's not our focus today, but the same things we've said in the past where we're really interested to work on what's next for Steam Deck," Griffais explained. "The thing we're making sure of is that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product."
In Griffais' summation, Valve doesn't just want a better battery in the Steam Deck 2--though that would be a welcome improvement, considering it was a point of contention in GameSpot's Steam Deck review. Instead, the company wants something more substantial, an upgrade that makes the new handheld worthy of being a Steam Deck successor. To get there, the available Systems on a Chip (SoC) need to catch up to Valve's ambitions.
"We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50% more performance at the same battery life," Griffais continued. "We want something a little bit more demarcated than that. So we've been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there's no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC landscape, that we think would truly be a next-gen performance Steam Deck."
This lines up with what Griffais has previously said regarding Valve building a Steam Deck 2. Speaking to The Verge in September 2023, Griffais explained that the company is waiting for a "significant enough increase" in performance technology, suggesting an upgraded Steam Deck may not arrive until 2026.
"We also don't want more performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life," Griffais said at the time. "I don’t anticipate such a leap to be possible in the next couple of years, but we’re still closely monitoring innovations in architectures and fabrication processes to see where things are going there."
Released in February 2022, the company launched a revised Steam Deck in November 2023 that retained the same performance as the original model but included an OLED display. This Steam Deck 2 sounds like it'll be a much more powerful device, so long as the technology Valve hopes for comes to fruition.
While a Steam Deck 2 may be a little ways away, the company's imminent hardware lineup is coming out soon. The Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine are all shipping in early 2026, and while we don't know the prices just yet, hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said affordability is a key concern for Valve.
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Valve revealed a bunch of new hardware this week, including the Steam Machine that kind of looks like a Nintendo GameCube. Something absent from the lineup was a Steam Deck 2, and the company has explained why no announcement has happened.In an IGN interview following the new hardware showcase, software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that an updated Steam Deck will be revealed at some point, but the plans the company has in mind aren't exactly possible with the technology available."Obviously, the Steam Deck's not our focus today, but the same things we've said in the past where we're really interested to work on what's next for Steam Deck," Griffais explained. "The thing we're making sure of is that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product."In Griffais' summation, Valve doesn't just want a better battery in the Steam Deck 2--though that would be a welcome improvement, considering it was a point of contention in GameSpot's Steam Deck review. Instead, the company wants something more substantial, an upgrade that makes the new handheld worthy of being a Steam Deck successor. To get there, the available Systems on a Chip (SoC) need to catch up to Valve's ambitions."We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50% more performance at the same battery life," Griffais continued. "We want something a little bit more demarcated than that. So we've been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there's no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC landscape, that we think would truly be a next-gen performance Steam Deck."This lines up with what Griffais has previously said regarding Valve building a Steam Deck 2. Speaking to The Verge in September 2023, Griffais explained that the company is waiting for a "significant enough increase" in performance technology, suggesting an upgraded Steam Deck may not arrive until 2026. "We also don't want more performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life," Griffais said at the time. "I don’t anticipate such a leap to be possible in the next couple of years, but we’re still closely monitoring innovations in architectures and fabrication processes to see where things are going there."Released in February 2022, the company launched a revised Steam Deck in November 2023 that retained the same performance as the original model but included an OLED display. This Steam Deck 2 sounds like it'll be a much more powerful device, so long as the technology Valve hopes for comes to fruition.While a Steam Deck 2 may be a little ways away, the company's imminent hardware lineup is coming out soon. The Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine are all shipping in early 2026, and while we don't know the prices just yet, hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said affordability is a key concern for Valve.
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Valve revealed a bunch of new hardware this week, including the Steam Machine that kind of looks like a Nintendo GameCube. Something absent from the lineup was a Steam Deck 2, and the company has explained why no announcement has happened.
In an IGN interview following the new hardware showcase, software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that an updated Steam Deck will be revealed at some point, but the plans the company has in mind aren't exactly possible with the technology available.
"Obviously, the Steam Deck's not our focus today, but the same things we've said in the past where we're really interested to work on what's next for Steam Deck," Griffais explained. "The thing we're making sure of is that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product."
In Griffais' summation, Valve doesn't just want a better battery in the Steam Deck 2--though that would be a welcome improvement, considering it was a point of contention in GameSpot's Steam Deck review. Instead, the company wants something more substantial, an upgrade that makes the new handheld worthy of being a Steam Deck successor. To get there, the available Systems on a Chip (SoC) need to catch up to Valve's ambitions.
"We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50% more performance at the same battery life," Griffais continued. "We want something a little bit more demarcated than that. So we've been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there's no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC landscape, that we think would truly be a next-gen performance Steam Deck."
This lines up with what Griffais has previously said regarding Valve building a Steam Deck 2. Speaking to The Verge in September 2023, Griffais explained that the company is waiting for a "significant enough increase" in performance technology, suggesting an upgraded Steam Deck may not arrive until 2026.
"We also don't want more performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life," Griffais said at the time. "I don’t anticipate such a leap to be possible in the next couple of years, but we’re still closely monitoring innovations in architectures and fabrication processes to see where things are going there."
Released in February 2022, the company launched a revised Steam Deck in November 2023 that retained the same performance as the original model but included an OLED display. This Steam Deck 2 sounds like it'll be a much more powerful device, so long as the technology Valve hopes for comes to fruition.
While a Steam Deck 2 may be a little ways away, the company's imminent hardware lineup is coming out soon. The Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine are all shipping in early 2026, and while we don't know the prices just yet, hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said affordability is a key concern for Valve.
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Valve revealed a bunch of new hardware this week, including the Steam Machine that kind of looks like a Nintendo GameCube. Something absent from the lineup was a Steam Deck 2, and the company has explained why no announcement has happened.
In an IGN interview following the new hardware showcase, software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that an updated Steam Deck will be revealed at some point, but the plans the company has in mind aren't exactly possible with the technology available.
"Obviously, the Steam Deck's not our focus today, but the same things we've said in the past where we're really interested to work on what's next for Steam Deck," Griffais explained. "The thing we're making sure of is that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product."
In Griffais' summation, Valve doesn't just want a better battery in the Steam Deck 2--though that would be a welcome improvement, considering it was a point of contention in GameSpot's Steam Deck review. Instead, the company wants something more substantial, an upgrade that makes the new handheld worthy of being a Steam Deck successor. To get there, the available Systems on a Chip (SoC) need to catch up to Valve's ambitions.
"We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50% more performance at the same battery life," Griffais continued. "We want something a little bit more demarcated than that. So we've been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there's no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC landscape, that we think would truly be a next-gen performance Steam Deck."
This lines up with what Griffais has previously said regarding Valve building a Steam Deck 2. Speaking to The Verge in September 2023, Griffais explained that the company is waiting for a "significant enough increase" in performance technology, suggesting an upgraded Steam Deck may not arrive until 2026.
"We also don't want more performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life," Griffais said at the time. "I don’t anticipate such a leap to be possible in the next couple of years, but we’re still closely monitoring innovations in architectures and fabrication processes to see where things are going there."
Released in February 2022, the company launched a revised Steam Deck in November 2023 that retained the same performance as the original model but included an OLED display. This Steam Deck 2 sounds like it'll be a much more powerful device, so long as the technology Valve hopes for comes to fruition.
While a Steam Deck 2 may be a little ways away, the company's imminent hardware lineup is coming out soon. The Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine are all shipping in early 2026, and while we don't know the prices just yet, hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said affordability is a key concern for Valve.
content_text: Valve revealed a bunch of new hardware this week, including the Steam Machine that kind of looks like a Nintendo GameCube. Something absent from the lineup was a Steam Deck 2, and the company has explained why no announcement has happened.In an IGN interview following the new hardware showcase, software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that an updated Steam Deck will be revealed at some point, but the plans the company has in mind aren't exactly possible with the technology available."Obviously, the Steam Deck's not our focus today, but the same things we've said in the past where we're really interested to work on what's next for Steam Deck," Griffais explained. "The thing we're making sure of is that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product."In Griffais' summation, Valve doesn't just want a better battery in the Steam Deck 2--though that would be a welcome improvement, considering it was a point of contention in GameSpot's Steam Deck review. Instead, the company wants something more substantial, an upgrade that makes the new handheld worthy of being a Steam Deck successor. To get there, the available Systems on a Chip (SoC) need to catch up to Valve's ambitions."We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50% more performance at the same battery life," Griffais continued. "We want something a little bit more demarcated than that. So we've been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there's no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC landscape, that we think would truly be a next-gen performance Steam Deck."This lines up with what Griffais has previously said regarding Valve building a Steam Deck 2. Speaking to The Verge in September 2023, Griffais explained that the company is waiting for a "significant enough increase" in performance technology, suggesting an upgraded Steam Deck may not arrive until 2026. "We also don't want more performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life," Griffais said at the time. "I don’t anticipate such a leap to be possible in the next couple of years, but we’re still closely monitoring innovations in architectures and fabrication processes to see where things are going there."Released in February 2022, the company launched a revised Steam Deck in November 2023 that retained the same performance as the original model but included an OLED display. This Steam Deck 2 sounds like it'll be a much more powerful device, so long as the technology Valve hopes for comes to fruition.While a Steam Deck 2 may be a little ways away, the company's imminent hardware lineup is coming out soon. The Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine are all shipping in early 2026, and while we don't know the prices just yet, hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said affordability is a key concern for Valve.
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