In an extensive interview with the publication Rock Paper ShotgunSteam Deck designer Lawrence Yang dropped a potential bomb on gamers who might be eagerly awaiting a portable sequel.
According to reports computer gamerYang said that while he’s excited about what improvements the portable system can make, “true next-gen decks with significant horsepower gains won’t be around for a few years.” While for those hoping for a true sequel, This may be disappointing news, but Valve has good reason not to invest in Steam Deck 2 for now.
According to Yang’s Steam Deck designer Pierre-Loup Griffais, “If high-end current-gen games can scale to the deck and become a great experience, it could also enable smoother performance on a wider variety of PCs and Improved experience for the entire player base.”
Considering Valve’s Steam Deck is only celebrating its first year now, it’s likely we won’t see a new one for at least a few more years.
Valve recently released a new update, a software that makes it easier to transfer PC games between your PC and Steam Deck. The update, currently only available to users in the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, allows you to perform local data transfers between devices and is a faster alternative to using the internet for said transfers.
You can also use this feature to transfer games between two PCs, but if you want to copy game files to a PC that isn’t registered with your Steam account, you’ll need to change the local network game transfer setting from Self Only (default) to Self Only Only friends or everyone.
Steam Deck 2 won’t be coming anytime soon
This might be a spicy hot topic, but I hope Valve doesn’t release a new Steam Deck for a long time. First off, the portable system is still young, and judging by the extensive official and community support that’s still going on, there’s clearly a lot of momentum (pun intended).
there are many Add-ons, programs, applications, and many more are available to purchase and install now, with many more to come in the near and distant future. Announcing and releasing Steam Deck 2 would be a slap in the face to all efforts to date, as it all had to be fundamentally reset.
Then there’s the monetary aspect. The Steam Deck is a powerful and flexible portable machine, but it’s also very expensive. And ask gamers to drop support for an expensive product they invested in, just buy another expensive product, then re-buy accessories and reinstall all programs and apps.
Although Valve has publicly stated that there will be ended up being a follow upI’m glad Valve understood why releasing one so soon into its first release would completely destroy any momentum Steam Deck had gained so far, instead opting to focus on supporting such a promising device.
