Subj : Sorry gamers, the Steam Deck 2 is a long way off
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Mar 09 2023 22:30:03

Sorry gamers, the Steam Deck 2 is a long way off

Date:
Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:12:49 +0000

Description:
According to a statement from Steam Deck designer Lawrence Yang, the Steam 
Deck 2 won't be releasing anytime soon.

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During an extensive interview with publication Rock Paper Shotgun , Steam 
Deck designer Lawrence Yang dropped a potential bomb on gamers who may be 
eagerly awaiting a sequel to the portable. 

As reported by PC Gamer , Yang stated that while he was excited about what 
improvements could be made to the portable system, "a true next-gen Deck with 
a significant bump in horsepower wouldnt be for a few years." And while that 
may be disappointing news for some who were hoping for a true sequel, theres 
good reason for Valve to not invest in a Steam Deck 2 just yet. 

According to Yangs fellow Steam Deck designer, Pierre-Loup Griffais, "if 
high-end current-gen titles are able to scale to Deck and be a great 
experience, it also enables smoother performance on a wider variety of PCs, 
and improve the experience for the whole playerbase. 

Considering that Valves Steam Deck is only celebrating its first year now, 
well most likely not see a new one for at least a few years. 

Valve recently released a new update , one that makes it easier to transfer 
PC games between a PC and the Steam Deck. The update, which is currently only 
available to those in the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, allows you to 
perform a local data transfer between devices and is a faster alternative to 
using the internet for said transfer. 

You can also use this feature to transfer games between two PCs, but if you 
want to copy game files to a PC not registered to your Steam account youll 
need to change the Local Network Game Transfers settings from Self Only (the 
default) to Friends Only or Everyone. The Steam Deck 2 shouldnt come out 
anytime soon 

This may be a spicy hot take but I hope that Valve doesnt release a new Steam 
Deck for a long time. First, the portable system is quite young and clearly 
has plenty of steam (pun intended) left judging by the extensive official and 
community support thats still ongoing. 

There are tons of accessories, programs, applications , and much more 
available to purchase and install now, and even more coming in the near and 
far future. Announcing and releasing a Steam Deck 2 would be a slap in the 
face to all that effort so far, since it would all have to essentially be 
reset. 

Then theres the monetary aspect to this as well. The Steam Deck is an 
incredibly powerful and flexible portable machine, but its also a very 
expensive one. And asking gamers to drop support of an expensive product they 
invested in, just to purchase another expensive product and then rebuy 
accessories and reinstall all the programs and applications as well. 

And while Valve has made it no secret that there will eventually be a 
follow-up , Im glad that Valve understands how releasing one so soon to the 
launch of its first would absolutely destroy any momentum the Steam Deck has 
picked up so far, and instead has opted to focus on supporting such a 
promising device instead.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/sorry-gamers-the-steam-deck-2-is-a-long-way-off


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