Valve shall be pushing out a Steam Deck 2 sooner or later, in response to an eBook which has been lately revealed by the agency with reference to its handheld gaming PC and SteamOS.

The free booklet (opens in new tab) (which Gaming On Linux (opens in new tab) flagged up) makes it clear in no unsure phrases that there shall be a sequel to the Steam Deck, doing so in quite a few locations within the last chapter which focuses on the subject of the longer term. Certainly, the chapter title itself mentions that there shall be “extra Steam Decks” in addition to additional variations of the SteamOS working system.

Valve writes: “Sooner or later, Valve will observe up on this product with enhancements and iterations to {hardware} and software program, bringing new variations of Steam Deck to market.”

And a bit later, the corporate mentions the Steam Deck is a “multi-generational product line”, and that it’ll “construct new variations to be much more open and succesful than the primary model of Steam Deck has been.” Which is fairly open and succesful as it’s, after all.

Evaluation: Valve needs suggestions on the Steam Deck sequel

It’s good to listen to Valve announce its intention to provide a future sequel to the Steam Deck, and whereas that’s one thing the corporate has talked about earlier than, it’s clear sufficient that this time, issues are couched in firmer phrases about there being a number of generations of the hand-held.

Within the booklet, Valve additionally asks what players wish to see in a future incarnation of the Steam Deck, and we’ve already had some hints as to what sort of adjustments could be applied. These vary from the given, like making the Steam Deck 2 extra highly effective, and innovating across the gadget’s transportable nature, to the a lot much less apparent corresponding to one thing VR-related that Valve’s co-founder, Gabe Newell, has talked about up to now.

The truth that Valve has some severe long-term plans for future variations of the Steam Deck ought to come as no shock, given how well-liked the hand-held has been, by way of that prolonged (and nonetheless very a lot ongoing) queue for pre-orders, in addition to the crucial acclaim which has usually been visited on the gadget. Perhaps it received’t be too lengthy earlier than we begin getting some leaks about precisely what options or {hardware} Valve is contemplating for the Steam Deck 2.

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