I bought my steam deck a couple months ago because I was thinking I will have 3 or 4 years before they release a better version. I read everywhere how valve doesn’t plan on upgrading or releasing a new deck for years to come.
And now they release a bigger screen, bigger battery, oled, wifi 6 and probably better thermals?
What gives Valve? I hope to see a trade in.
“Valve has been clear it wants to build a Steam Deck 2 — and equally clear that a faster handheld wouldn’t arrive soon. Now, Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais tells The Verge and CNBC that it could be late 2025 or beyond before it raises that bar — because it wants to see a leap in performance without a significant hit to battery life.”
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884863/valve-steam-deck-2-refresh-upgrade-cpu-2025
Though this version is a bit faster than the previous one, it should be pretty clear that this is not SteamDeck 2, as /u/dreamWeaver82 said.