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 threadNimaAug 28, 2025

PC gamers are very excited that there’s a handheld PC on the market thats made by Valve, but they don’t understand its meant to be a low-power gaming device. its not meant to be a 500+fps massive rig with all the trimmings and fixins.

They are trying to apply their upgrade logic/obsessive consumerism to a device that neither wants nor needs that in its own market.

Show threadfreebee
This machine is incredible, it easily plays the backlog of 5000+ games I haven’t played before but of which a lot are way cooler than a lot of AAA being published today because it predates many current bad game development practices. DOS, NES, SNES, Wii, GB, GBA, GAMECUBE, PSP, PS1, PS2, SEGACD, … The list goes on. Steamdeck with Emudeck is a truly amazing experience. I don’t need a steamdeck 2 anytime soon.
Aug 29, 2025 at 4:56pmWeb
Show threadNimaAug 29, 2025

same! i have recently been playing wow with friends on it and we are talking about doing a BG3 multiplayer game soon. and i use the steam deck as my daily gaming device!

its also my emulation setup as well. its just so good.