FubarberryAug 28, 2025

New rumor suggests Valve's Steam Deck 2 is much further away than we thought

https://sopuli.xyz/post/32788080

New rumor suggests Valve's Steam Deck 2 is much further away than we thought - Sopuli

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.

Show threadScrubblesAug 28, 2025
I don’t know why people are so eager for it, the deck is great, it’s a great purchase. I wish I had gotten the OLED, but I’m very very happy with it. I don’t see that it needs to be replaced annually or even every 2-3 years. It’s like the switch, why not go 4+ years before hardware drives that a new one is possible
Show threadPsythikAug 28, 2025
Because the first Deck was underpowered at release and is several years old at this point. It’s overdue for a sequel, hopefully one that can handle games at a reasonable resolution this time around.
Show threadScrubbles
See other comments, this was on purpose to make it more portable. The deck doesn’t need to be a powerhouse, it needs to be portable. We already have powerhouse desktops
Aug 28, 2025 at 11:40pmWeb
Show threadPsythikAug 28, 2025
Yes but where’s my powerhouse portable?
Show threadScrubblesAug 29, 2025
By definition it cannot exist. You can have a powerhouse or portable. The fact that they made the deck as powerful as they did is frankly amazing.
Show threadLiveLMAug 29, 2025
The ROG Xbox Ally X is rumored to target 1080p at $899.99, ONEXPLAYER has models using the latest and greatest AMD AI 9 HX and 144hz at $900 ~$1K-ish and Aya Neo has some too.
There’s many options for “Powerhouse portables”, you just gotta be willing to pay for 'em.