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[–] 22 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

What is with the need to push out a second generation device so soon. It feels just like yesterday they released this, the first one.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago

    It's a no-brainer, really. All Steam Decks have been out of stock for literal months here in Europe. It's clear they can't deliver much more at the moment given the current hardware prices. Might as well develop something beefier before putting even more overpriced RAM and storage space into the old Steam Deck for much longer. It will be years until the Steam Deck 2 will release anyway.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    The Steam Deck released in 2022… 4 years ago. It’s now a bit underpowered, especially when compared to the Switch 2 and newer Windows handhelds. Even ARM based handhelds are catching up. I think next year would be the perfect time for a steam deck 2.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    It could definitely benefit from a refresh - more powerful internals, native support for the new Steam Controller (like the Steam Machine will have), better thumbsticks, etc. The average length between console generations is only 5 years, so it wouldn't be abnormal to expect one soon.

    That said, I dont think we need a new one yet - let them cook

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