Anyone know if Valve will make a steam deck 2?

[Bloblom1545]

I’m saving my money to buy the steam deck 2 right now instead of just getting the oled. Anyone know when one might come out or if valve has said anything? Thanks in advance.

[Haruspex]

Probably. The Steam Deck is doing well, and Valve has already hinted that they're working on the successor.

I wouldn't expect it any time soon though. We'll probably see a Steam Deck 2 after SteamOS matures and a chip becomes available that offers enough of a performance boost to make it worth it while still running at an efficient TDP.

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They probably will, but I think it's a few years away.

[Quint]

A few years away. The wait's not worth it.

[PlatinumSun]

Originally posted by Bloblom1545:

I’m saving my money to buy the steam deck 2 right now instead of just getting the oled. Anyone know when one might come out or if valve has said anything? Thanks in advance.

Holidays of 25 or maybe first half of 26. Don't get one of the Windows alternatives. Steam Deck one is pretty damn modifiable for performance gains so just wait for the SD2 then slap in a bigger battery and heatsink.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

There shall be a Steam Deck 2 but never a 3.

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by WinterSolstice:

There shall be a Steam Deck 2 but never a 3. :csd2smile:

SteamOS 3.x proves Valve can count to 3.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

It was simply proven that it was way too soon to release a Steam Deck 2.
Now that the RDNA4 chips are out this will be a game changer for smaller and power efficient devices. PS5-PRO is along this kind of performance spec.

No point in releasing a Steam Deck 2 until it was easily output 1080p or even 1440p @ stable 60 FPS. Otherwise what would even be the point.