Eager for a major update to the Steam Deck? Well, you’re going to have to practice patience, because it’s still years away.
When Valve first launched the Steam Deck, one of their selling points for the machine was that while it was console-like in some ways, it was still a PC with all the associated benefits. As such, many expected we’d see frequent PC-style updates to the Steam Deck hardware, but at least in that respect, the hardware has turned out to be a lot more console-like than predicted. We haven’t seen a major update in the Deck hardware since it was released early last year and we may not see on for some time.
According to Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais, the goal is to offer a set performance standard for all Steam Deck owners, and they don’t necessarily want to update that until they are able to offer a significant jump in power.
