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Valve Uncertain About Steam Deck 2 Release
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In Short: Valve remains uncertain about the release of the Steam Deck 2, focusing on delivering a significant performance improvement while navigating component shortages.
Valve remains uncertain about the release of the Steam Deck 2, according to developer Pierre-Loupo Griffais, who told IGN that the company is figuring out 'how and when we can deliver something like that.
Griffais also noted that the original Steam Deck worked because it delivered the right combination of price, performance, and battery life, and Valve has repeatedly said it won’t sacrifice efficiency in the sequel.
Despite internal targets and goals not changing, Valve has ended production of its most affordable version of the Steam Deck and increased prices by as much as $300, indicating ongoing challenges with component shortages.
Valve is currently working on the Steam Deck 2, but has made it clear that nothing will be released if it can’t offer a real increase in performance from the current model, even as component prices have risen by 200%-300% in some cases.
What's confirmed
- Valve remains uncertain about the release of the Steam Deck 2, according to developer Pierre-Loupo Griffais, who told IGN that the company is figuring out 'how and when we can deliver something like that.
- Griffais also noted that the original Steam Deck worked because it delivered the right combination of price, performance, and battery life, and Valve has repeatedly said it won’t sacrifice efficiency in the sequel.
- Despite internal targets and goals not changing, Valve has ended production of its most affordable version of the Steam Deck and increased prices by as much as $300, indicating ongoing challenges with component shortages.
- Valve is currently working on the Steam Deck 2, but has made it clear that nothing will be released if it can’t offer a real increase in performance from the current model, even as component prices have risen by 200%-300% in some cases.
What's still developing
- Watch: BBC’s Tom Gerken gets his hands on Valve's Steam Frame Valve's new virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, has officially been released - but it comes at a high price.
- But before we get into that hefty price tag, is the Steam Frame actually any good?
- I've owned VR headsets for well over a decade, and Valve's latest effort makes a promising first impression.
- Puzzle games like the VR version of Escape Simulator - which tasks you with solving puzzles to exit a room - run great, as you would hope One of the nice things is, like Meta's Quest 3, it has flat "pancake" lenses allowing you to see clearly when you put the headset on.
- “We’ve talked before about how we want to make sure there’s a very delineated performance improvement for something like a future Steam Deck, and I think we’re still looking at it in the same way,” Griffais said.
- Then again, there’s never been any sort of release target other than a tech insider claiming Valve was hoping to release in 2028.
- For Valve, after the release of the Steam Machine was delayed, there have been questions about whether it will impact the development and eventual release of the Steam Deck 2.
- Speaking with IGN, Valve developer Pierre-Loupo Griffais spoke candidly about whether the RAM shortage, among other concerns, has impacted the work being done.