At present’s proving to be a busy day for Valve information. The creator of the Steam market has now confirmed the worth and launch date of the Steam Controller. Though we didn’t get any data on the extremely anticipated Steam Machine, the corporate did supply an replace on one other extremely anticipated product it’s presently engaged on.
Steam Deck developer, Pierre-Loup Griffais, has instructed IGN that Valve is “onerous at work” on the subsequent Steam Deck. When requested in regards to the subsequent handheld PC, Griffais said:
We’re onerous at work on it, and clearly each step of the way in which, when you take a look at our {hardware} initiatives through the years, you possibly can draw a straight line from the unique Steam Controller and Steam Machine to Steam Deck, to every part that we’re asserting and delivery this yr. And we anticipate Steam Deck 2 can be lots of the identical the place lots of what we’re doing right here can be learnings that construct as much as it.
In 2023, Griffais confirmed that there can be a Steam Deck 2. Nevertheless, he additionally stated that the day for a next-generation Steam Deck might not come for a few years. On the time, the developer prompt that Valve can be inquisitive about releasing a Steam Deck 2 when there’s a big sufficient efficiency enchancment available that doesn’t come at the price of battery life.
Sadly, it appears to be like like Griffais remains to be unwilling to supply a agency date for when the next-gen Steam Deck may arrive. Nevertheless, it seems that the corporate is intent on releasing a brand new handheld PC. Hopefully, it gained’t be an excessive amount of longer earlier than Valve finds that proper stability of battery life and better efficiency.
