Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2
He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup — the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today’s Steam Frame — are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? The company is figuring out “how and when we can deliver something like that,” Valve designer Pierre-Loup Griffais now tells IGN.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. Valve originally wanted to build a “far more affordable” headset, for instance, but instead it faced brutal RAM negotiations to eventually arrive at a $1,059 pricetag.The real question is: has Valve yet identified the future chip that will appear in the Steam Deck 2?
- ▪He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup — the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today’s Steam Frame — are we any closer to a next-gen Stea
- ▪The company is figuring out “how and when we can deliver something like that,” Valve designer Pierre-Loup Griffais now tells IGN.Valve has been clear for years that 1) a Steam Deck 2 will indeed happen, and 2) it’s not coming until Valve fi
- ▪Valve originally wanted to build a “far more affordable” headset, for instance, but instead it faced brutal RAM negotiations to eventually arrive at a $1,059 pricetag.The real question is: has Valve yet identified the future chip that will
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