Valve has been clear for years that 1) a Steam Deck 2 will indeed happen, and 2) it’s not coming until Valve finds the right chip. . The company is figuring out “how and when we can deliver something like that,” Valve designer Pierre-Loup Griffais now tells IGN. Valve isn’t saying so yet. Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup – the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today’s Steam Frame – are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld.
Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2.
