According to a recent ebook from the company about its handheld gaming PC and SteamOS, Valve will be launching Steam Deck 2 in the future.
free booklet (opens in new tab) (Which Play games on Linux (opens in new tab) Tagged) unequivocally stated that there will be a sequel to the Steam Deck, which is done in many places in the final chapter, with an emphasis on future themes. In fact, the chapter title itself mentions that there will be “more Steam decks” and more versions of the SteamOS operating system.
“In the future, Valve will follow up with this product, improving and iterating on hardware and software to bring new versions of Steam Deck to market,” Valve wrote.
Later, the company mentioned that Steam Deck is a “multi-generational product line” that will “build new versions that are more open and powerful than the first version of Steam Deck.” Of course, this is very open and capable of.
Analysis: Valve needs feedback on Steam Deck sequel
It’s great to hear Valve announce that it intends to make a future sequel to Steam Deck, and while that’s something the company has talked about before, it’s clear that this time, things are expressed in a firmer way, with the existence of multiple generations of handhelds.
In this booklet, Valve also asked gamers what they would like to see in future incarnations of the Steam Deck, and we’ve gotten some hints about what changes might be implemented. These range from the given, like making Steam Deck 2 more powerful, and innovating around the portability of the device, to the less obvious, like the VR-related stuff that Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has mentioned in the past.
The fact that Valve has some serious long-term plans for future releases of the Steam Deck should come as no surprise, given the handheld’s popularity, in terms of lengthy (and still very ongoing) queues for preorders, and the usual on-device access ‘s praise. Maybe it won’t be long before we start to see what features or hardware Valve is considering for Steam Deck 2.
