Handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 announcement, but a new rumor suggests that the wait could be longer than expected.

Source is KeplerL2, who is generally considered a reliable source for insider hardware info, particularly on AMD GPU hardware and AMD SoC for consoles.

Previously I would have personally estimated Steam Deck 2 to release mid 2026-early 2027, but the recent info about an upcoming Steam Machine made me think that maybe I should push back that estimate.

Of course even if we assume this is reliable insider info, a lot can change in couple years, so things can definitely change.

  • paraphrand@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    4 days ago

    This lines up with how their VR hardware is rolling out too. (A huge multi year gap)

    And the “Soon” meme, of course.

    • BigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      Valve has never said the Deck 2 is coming soon. In fact they have said specifically that they have zero current plans for a Deck 2 and will not until hardware advances sufficiently

      • Natanael@infosec.pub
        1·
        3 days ago

        It’s not that they don’t have any plans. They have plans and are working on it, but they don’t have launch plans. Companies like Valve always have ongoing R&D