Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2

<figure> <img alt="An OLED Steam Deck showing the Steam interface with games including Control" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/DSCF9137.webp?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup - the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/918610/valve-steam-controller-review">Steam Controller</a>, the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/952765/steam-machine-review">Steam Machine</a>, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/994267/steam-frame-review">today's Steam Frame</a> - are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? Valve isn't saying so yet. The company is figuring out "how and when we can deliver something like that," Valve designer Pierre-Loup Griffais <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-frame-the-valve-interview">now tells <em>IGN</em></a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Valve has been clear for years that 1) <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884863/valve-steam-deck-2-refresh-upgrade-cpu-2025">a Steam Deck 2 will indeed happen</a>, and 2) it's not coming <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/818313/valve-has-no-news-about-a-steam-deck-2">until Valve finds the right chip</a>. The original Steam Deck worked because it delivered <em>the right combination</em> of price, performance, and battery life, and Valve has repeatedly said it won't sacrifice effici …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/995256/valve-steam-deck-2-how-and-when">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>