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Steam Deck 2 on hold until a generational leap in compute performance

Aurelius said:
As much as I'd like Valve to revamp the hardware, it has a point. Even Z2 Extreme devices like the ROG Xbox Ally X aren't that much faster, and there are considerations like power draw, heat, and cost.

When it does come time, I would like Valve to rethink the design. The Steam Deck is a behemoth, and I'd like the company to shrink it down without eliminating trackpad input or hurting battery life. It's hard to rock a handheld PC when it swallows up most of the free space in a backpack.
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If samsung 2nm works out then maybe a qualcomm/nvidia/amd zen 7 device on that would suit valve
 
Valve/Valve's contractors have been hard at work on an ARM to x86 conversion software. The last time i saw something like that was Apples OSX Snow Leopard's "Rosetta" for the IBM Power based Motorola CPU apps to x86.
 
cdoublejj said:
Valve/Valve's contractors have been hard at work on an ARM to x86 conversion software. The last time i saw something like that was Apples OSX Snow Leopard's "Rosetta" for the IBM Power based Motorola CPU apps to x86.
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they might have to go ARM (to keep costs down, I guess)

unless AMD produces the lowest SKU of zen 7 (which is grim lock point 4 — 3, 2, 1 are most likely TSMC) on Samsung 2nm
or Intel fabs a discounted SoC for them (unlikely)

if they go Qualcomm that is most likely samsung

if they go mediatek/nvidia then that could go either Intel or Samsung

i just don't see steam deck 2 on TSMC. Will be too costly for that
 
Marees said:
if they go Qualcomm that is most likely samsung
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Not sure how much of this follow, X elite 1 and 2 are on TSMC, lot of their phone chips has well.

We will enter a phase once Nvida rubin, AMD zen and other leave the tsmc 4/5, that those giant volume, great yield node could be used for something like a steam deck 2 at competitive price point (if they start to make decision in late 2026 for a late 2027 launch). the 2026 steam machine is build on those after all.

Nvidia even intel also use TSMC, so it would be an logical option for all of those.
 

Valve’s Steam Deck 2 May Be Delayed by DRAM and NAND Shortage​

by ana on April 3, 2026
Valve could select a processor closer to the product’s release window instead of committing to a custom chip years before launch.


“They were targeting 2028 AFAIK,” KeplerL2 wrote. “But the whole RAM/NAND situation could delay it.

Also since they don’t have a semi-custom SoC, unlike the PS6/Xbox, if it gets delayed it could end up with better specs.”

https://godisageek.com/2026/04/steam-deck-2-delay-memory-shortage/
 
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