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Valve has been clear for years that 1) a Steam Deck 2 will indeed happen
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“The Verge also don’t want more performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life,” Griffais told me in 2023, saying he wanted to see a “leap” instead, but suggesting that leap might not be physically possible for another couple of years.
Key facts
- Valve has been clear for years that 1) a Steam Deck 2 will indeed happen, and 2) it’s not coming until Valve finds the right chip
- Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup, the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today’s Steam Frame, are they any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld
- Today, IGN’s new question was: “Has the current hardware shortage impacted the way Valve is thinking about putting a Steam Deck 2 into development?” Griffais’ immediate answer was “Not really
- The reporter assumed that was caution, because RAMageddon had already pushed the company to delay and reprice the Steam Machine and Steam Frame headset by then
Summary
Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup, the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today’s Steam Frame, are they any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? Valve has been clear for years that 1) a Steam Deck 2 will indeed happen, and 2) it’s not coming until Valve finds the right chip. Earlier this year, Valve got their hopes up that the wait for a chip was over, when Griffais revealed the team was “hard at work” on the next Steam Deck gaming handheld . Today, IGN’s new question was: “Has the current hardware shortage impacted the way Valve is thinking about putting a Steam Deck 2 into development?