This is good. It means that when Microsoft and Asus release their ROG Xbox Ally, Valve will be able to lower their price so that it's affordable and accessible.
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2025
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Could probably do that anyway - they know you're going to spend more money on Steam purchases with it.
They know you're buying Silksong.
Ideally they don't even need to, other manufactures can adopt SteamOS on their handhelds now
Other manufacturers adopting Steam OS is a great sign, but it’d be nice to still get a really polished, maybe less powerful, device from Valve.
That's great if we start seeing it, but so far the Lenovo Go S is the only one, and Lenovo doesn't even list the steam OS version on their website in most countries.
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This lines up with how their VR hardware is rolling out too. (A huge multi year gap)
And the “Soon” meme, of course.
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
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Well good because the Steam Deck ain’t old yet.
I think in 2028, getting a Steam Deck 2 would be nice for the people who want something more powerful and fresh.
2026 would be too early for my taste.
Depending on how powerful the Steam Deck 2 is and its ease of use when docking it, it might become my only gaming system (Steam Deck and Playstation 5 for now).
Good
Maybe if they could make the steam deck 1 actually available in aus/nz first so we can actually purchase them instead of everyone just having nintendo switches idk just a thought
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I hope there's some kind of modular update your steam deck hardware board like framework laptops
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K, Steamdeck 1 is awesome now.
We? You, maybe. I just got the thing a year ago.
It will release with half life 3 😂
I already have a beefy gaming PC and would much rather get an updated steam deck, that sucks
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The only things I need from a new deck are ergonomic changes, larger display and better grips and buttons placement, specifically back buttons and shoulders/triggers. Not in a hurry though.
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Just upgraded the internal storage to 2tb.
I’m happy with my SD as is.