Steam Deck was like the Switch.
Steam Deck OLED is like the Switch OLED, essentially the same performance with a better screen and plays all the same games.
Steam Deck 2 is going to be 2025 or 2026, and will be a big performance bump like Switch 2.
Valve has never said they would not make a mid-generation refresh like consoles typically do. What they have said is that they are waiting until they can have a generational increase in performance for a true successor, and that’s still a while away. People kept misreporting what Valve said and interpreting that to mean no mid-generation refresh.
Steam Deck was like the Switch. Steam Deck OLED is like the Switch OLED, essentially the same performance with a better screen and plays all the same games. Steam Deck 2 is going to be 2025 or 2026, and will be a big performance bump like Switch 2.
Valve has never said they would not make a mid-generation refresh like consoles typically do. What they have said is that they are waiting until they can have a generational increase in performance for a true successor, and that’s still a while away. People kept misreporting what Valve said and interpreting that to mean no mid-generation refresh.