Gonna laugh hard if valve is just sourcing wireless chips from a different vendor and tracking under a new sku
That's basically all this is, same as they did for other components like fans and SSDs already.
The new wifi chip might be faster or support more recent standards, but that's hardly worth even calling it a product refresh.
I'm disappointed the Verge published these claims of "OMG this is a stealth upgrade!!1" with literally no other evidence.
Evidence for: new WiFi chip
Evidence against: valve literally said they weren't going to do it
Conclusion: steam deck 2!!!1!!
I do not believe that Valve would say they were not going to do it then do it.
I just bought a SteamDeck as they said they were not going to release any upgrades. I do not care if it is just minor stuff, but if they release SteamDeck2 with a new CPU, I would be a little frustrated with Valve.
valve literally said they weren’t going to do it
Raspberry pi said so as well. Month later, the new model was released.
We know Valve has two upcoming devices using the Steam Deck APU with different internal code names, so probably a revised deck and a VR device.
Amiibo support coming soon! I can’t wait to give Dave the Diver Toad’s hat and diaper outfit.
I am more than happy with my current Steam Deck but...
...fukken sold!
Just announce the next VR already, please 😭
Valve has two different products coming up, I think we're getting both a Deck refresh and a new VR headset. Possibly announced together.
I hope so. I was looking to get an Index but then saw rumors online about a possible new version, so I figured I’d wait a little longer for the new tech. That was two years ago 💀
Seems crazy early for a refresh...
Is your username a Slartybartfast reference?
Why yes it is! Douglas Adams was a wonderful writer.
I just listened to Hitchhikers Guide for the first time. And as narrated by Douglas Adams, which I didn't realize at the time is a super rare version. I'm sorry I didn't read it sooner.
It's been almost 2 years.
*edit: I don't mean to say the deck needs a refresh. Just stating that its been 18 months. Phones get refreshed every year but most people cycle every 2.
Damn, time flies, feels like it just came out
Not sure what they're counting as the release date. For some people, it was a good 6 months after the first set of Decks were sent before they saw their own. By December, Valve had gotten through so many orders, they had surplus.
If its slightly smaller and has an OLED screen, then it'll be great. Those are really the only things the current Steam Deck needs.
It probably could have an OLED screen if the screen was only 5-6". It's easy to get left over OLED screens from phone production in that screen size.
I don't want oled, I don't want 4k. I would like better wifi, lighter, and better graphics capabilities. I can feel the blood returning to my hands when I set the deck down.
Better wifi is basically confirmed, the certification is for a better wifi chip. The APU is the same, so same power, but maybe it could be smaller and lighter.
That said, I think how hard you grip the deck has a bigger impact on your hand circulation. I used to have issues with my hands getting numb, but I was holding the deck too tightly. After adjusting my grip I don't have issues anymore and find it very comfy.
I don't really mind the weight. It's the shape that I can't stand. Whereas the steam controller is shaped like /0'0\ the deck is shaped like \°| |°/ . Keeping the wrists in such a sharp angle can't be healthy.
They are still not selling in Norway. So then I simply dont care.
I'd really like to see the deck more internationally available, Valve's limited experience as a hardware vendor really shows when it comes to the limited availability of the deck.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The mystery “Valve 1030” that went through South Korea’s National Radio Research Agency has now been definitively identified as a Steam Deck, and it’s our first proof the hardware’s potentially close enough to release to justify showing it to regulators.
Quectel filed for a Class II Permission Change to simply allow its certified Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth chip, the FC66E, to retroactively work in a new Steam Deck, too.
It’s a clever technique — as you can see in the document above, Valve’s supplier is able to argue that the new Steam Deck has a weaker antenna, so its radio emissions don’t need to be retested.
Valve can hide whatever new features it likes behind the Wi-Fi chip certification because these agencies only tend to regulate radio emissions, not other specs.
I have to admit it could simply be an existing Steam Deck with a refreshed radio chip if its previous supplier, Realtek, ran out.
Lynch continues to find code snippets that suggest a wireless PC VR headset is also on the way — I wouldn’t be surprised if Valve announces both items simultaneously.
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I hope they revise the daughterboards to reinforce the bumper switches
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