Seems contradictory to this, no? Unless some people view 2-3 years a “long time”.
Just so people don’t become blinded again, I’m gonna say this again.
This does not rule out the possibility of a revision or another model of the Steam Deck with minor performance bumps or other changes/improvements.
Prior to the OLED models announcement I have gotten a lot of “but Valve said no” responses whenever I said this. Now those people can shut up.
Sorry they lied once and will lie again…
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.