data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/valve” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/valve”>Valve unveiled its new batch of hardware for 2026 yesterday, including data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/valve-brings-back-steam-machine-and-steam-controller-hands-on-with-valves-new-amd-based-living-room-gaming-hardware” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/valve-brings-back-steam-machine-and-steam-controller-hands-on-with-valves-new-amd-based-living-room-gaming-hardware”>a new Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and even the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-headsets/hands-on-with-valves-new-steam-frame-headset-arm-powered-mixed-mode-device-uses-new-fex-translation-layer-for-traditional-x86-games” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-headsets/hands-on-with-valves-new-steam-frame-headset-arm-powered-mixed-mode-device-uses-new-fex-translation-layer-for-traditional-x86-games”>Steam Frame VR headset. One particularly beloved device was missing from the pack, though, and that’s the Steam Deck. Now, Valve has confirmed that the Steam Deck 2 is still probably years away, noting it is waiting for a major leap in silicon to deliver the performance jump it deserves.
Launched three years ago, the Steam Deck has received only one major upgrade, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/steam-deck-oled” target=”_blank” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/steam-deck-oled”>the OLED variant,…
