Valve is still actively working on the Steam Deck 2, according to a senior company official. In the near term, the hardware that the company releases in 2026 is expected to directly inform its next handheld, though Valve still appears to be waiting for a meaningful leap in technology before launching a Steam Deck successor.
Valve released the Steam Deck in late February 2022, though supply did not catch up with demand until the following holiday season, when the company dropped the reservation system and began selling the device directly. While Valve has introduced new Steam Deck models since launch, the handheld available today remains fundamentally based on the original design, just with some variety in terms of screen and storage tech. Valve CEO Gabe Newell said a second-generation device was already on the company's mind before the first Steam Deck shipped in early 2022. Since then, however, Valve has offered few updates on its next handheld.
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