That may sound weird to you, but my favorite devices are those that grew on me and became special.
Like the Nokia N900, my first Gameboy or my favorite X24/X60 thinkpads. They have served for years and have a place in my heart.
My steam deck became special too as it took this type of special place.
I will not abandon the poor thing to the siren of a lightly upgraded hardware.
We have still great gaming times to live.
This is the type of refresh I’ve been expecting. Slight die shrink, improved efficiency, slightly longer battery life, and essentially the same performance across the board.
I will be waiting for the Steam Deck 2 and skip the Steam Deck 1.5.
Although, if there’s a clear cut way to upgrade the screen and battery on my current deck through ifixit using OEM hardware I 100% will consider that.