Valve revealed a bunch of new hardware this week, including the Steam Machine that kind of looks like a Nintendo GameCube. Something absent from the lineup was a Steam Deck 2, and the company has explained why no announcement has happened.
In an IGN interview following the new hardware showcase, software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that an updated Steam Deck will be revealed at some point, but the plans the company has in mind aren’t exactly possible with the technology available.
“Obviously, the Steam Deck’s not our focus today, but the same things we’ve said in the past where we’re really interested to work on what’s next for Steam Deck,” Griffais explained. “The thing we’re making sure of is that it’s a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product.”
