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  • Surprise! No Suprise; Valve is (probably) working on a Steam Deck 2

    From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Sat Jul 26 17:21:50 2025
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    I mean, we probably all assumed this was the case anyway, and it's not
    like the website reporting on the issue* is offering any reliable
    information about it either. The reporting is up there with stories
    telling us Valve is working on "Half Life 3"** and it will come out
    eventually. Well, yeah, we all sort of knew that already. But Valve
    _working_ on something doesn't actually mean we'll ever _see_ it.
    Abandoned projects are a dime-a-dozen at Valve HQ.

    Still, it does say something about the success of the handheld gaming
    PC form-factor that Valve pioneered.*** Were it a complete flop (like,
    say, the SteamLink devices Valve was flogging a decade ago) I doubt
    we'd be hearing anything about potential successors. Projects get
    started at Valve because people have interest in them and can convince
    enough of their co-workers to join them in pushing the project
    forward. Flops never gain that sort of traction.

    And it's not as if the story**** is _completely_ devoid of
    information; for example, the device is potentially going to use the
    AMD Zen 6-based “Magnus” APU system, and at least some at Valve are
    considering making it an entire stand-alone console, even more akin to
    the Nintendo Switch. The choice of chipset -which is rumored to be the
    same as what both Sony and Microsoft are considering for their own
    next-gen consoles, is likely no coincidence either; it eases ports
    between the different platforms.

    Myself, as I've said often, I've little interest in the device. "I
    like big boxes and I cannot lie", and I'm going to stick with tower
    PCs for as long as the industry will let me. But this new form factor
    is becoming increasingly popular, and I'm happy to see the PC platform
    doing what it can to stay ahead of the console crowd.





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    * read the pointless suppositions here https://www.notebookcheck.net/Steam-Deck-2-and-Valve-home-console-in-the-works-as-quiet-Sony-partnership-hints-at-strategic-alliance.1065529.0.html
    ** Half Life 3 confirmed?!?!?
    *** even if they did crib the shape off Nintendo
    **** actually, it's all taken from the podcast below https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/319-amd-zen-6-consoles-steam-deck-2-specs-next-gen/id1467317304?i=1000718461953


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  • From Werner P.@werpu@gmx.at to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Fri Aug 1 09:10:01 2025
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    Am 26.07.25 um 23:21 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:

    I mean, we probably all assumed this was the case anyway, and it's not
    like the website reporting on the issue* is offering any reliable
    information about it either. The reporting is up there with stories
    telling us Valve is working on "Half Life 3"** and it will come out eventually. Well, yeah, we all sort of knew that already. But Valve
    _working_ on something doesn't actually mean we'll ever _see_ it.
    Abandoned projects are a dime-a-dozen at Valve HQ.

    I would love to see a Steam Controller 2 with the steam deck layout,
    instant sell for me if they would bring it!
    As for the Steam Deck 2, it is to be expected, Valve always said when
    the hardware is fast enough that an update can be justified they will
    bring it out, so the article just is stating the obvious!

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