Steam Deck 2 is in the making, as confirmed by Valve designers in an interview. Valve’s hardware designer Yazan Aldehayyat told Axios that the company thinks Steam Deck 2 is necessary and has a roadmap for the next-generation handheld gaming console. According to the report, designers confirmed that the company did move on from several hardware in the past after they fulfilled their purposes. However, that won’t be the case with Steam Deck, as designers confirm that Valve is invested in Steam Deck for the long term. Let’s take a look at all the details of the Steam Deck 2 roadmap and the company’s plans for the gaming console.
Steam Deck 2 Roadmap Revealed by Valve Designers
In a talk with Axios, Aldehayyat confirmed that Steam Deck 2 is definitely being pursued by Valve. The engineer revealed that there’s a roadmap ahead for the Steam Deck 2. While the next generation handheld gaming console is in the works, it will arrive two or three years later. Another Valve designer, Lawrence Yang, explained the long delay and stated that the company wants the Steam Deck 2 to be “a generational increase.”
While there are processors in the market at present that can offer the required performance boost, Yang says they are not designed for a handheld gaming console. However, the designer is confident that the scenario will change in the next couple of years. In the meantime, Valve believes that the first-generation Steam Deck’s current specs can still be harnessed for more power, and the company is also working on helping developers bring more games to the platform.
The only chink in the armour of the Steam Deck was the display, which the company rectified by launching the Steam Deck OLED. The new model retains the performance chops of the gaming console but brings a bigger 7.4-inch HDR OLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate. It also brings a new 50Wh battery, which surpasses the 40Wh battery on the original model. The Steam Deck OLED also comes with the Wi-Fi 6E module, enabling 3x faster download speeds and improved performance. The report states that Valve looks at the Steam Deck OLED as the definitive first-gen Steam Deck and would have shipped this originally if they could.
As for an immediate launch from Valve, Aldehayyat mentioned that the company is exploring the idea of launching different-colored Steam Decks, starting with a limited edition unit with orange highlights. Valve has already launched a limited edition Steam Deck OLED with a translucent design with 1TB in the US and Canada.
