In a recent interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Valve designer Lawrence Yang and engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said that the second-generation Steam Deck handheld will not be launched in the next few years.
Lawrence Yang said in the interview that the initial Steam Deck has received a lot of recognition from gamers and has taught the company a lot about the areas that need improvement.
Lawrence Yang believes that the first-generation Steam Deck will not become obsolete, at least in terms of performance, in the next few years, and Lawrence Yang’s original statement translation is as follows: “The next generation of Steam Deck will have significant performance improvements, but it will take a few more years”.
According to foreign tech media tomshardware, Valve believes that the company must have already started developing the second generation of Steam Deck internally, which is expected to be launched before the beginning of 2026.
