Valve may be planning to release the Steam Deck 2 in 2028, according to one leaker. Official news on the sequel to the successful handheld has been sparse, but the portable PC space has grown increasingly crowded in the past few years. Despite the growing competition, the next Steam Deck could take a while before it hits the market.
While Valve's earlier attempts at breaking into the hardware market did not make the best impression among fans, the Steam Deck was a different story. It wasn't the first handheld PC, but it did popularize the concept, kicking off a wave of similar systems from multiple manufacturers. Now, the Steam Deck's sales have dropped after the Switch 2 reveal and Xbox has revealed its own lineup of handhelds, but it could still be a bit before Valve's next system arrives.
Gaming hardware leaker KeplerL2 commented on a NeoGAF thread that the Steam Deck would arrive in 2028 in response to another user wondering if Valve would overshadow the ROG Xbox Ally by releasing its new system soon. That would place it six years after the initial Steam Deck and five years after the OLED version. That may seem like a long...
