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Fubarberry Aug 28, 2025

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

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.

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Scrubbles Aug 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

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fmstrat Aug 29, 2025

100% agree. My only gripe is I wish I got the OLED.

Oh, and input lag in Rocket League.

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vxx

I havent played it on steam Deck, usually on PC, but on console you can vastly improve the input lag with a few settings, mainly turning the vertical synchronisation off. Maybe it helps with the Deck too.

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fmstrat Aug 29, 2025

Yea I’ve done all the usuals, and it’s “OK” for casual play. Playing competitive on it is a no-go. It’s also much better with a wired Xbox controller on the right dock (some increase the lag, some actually make it better).