Steam Deck er knapt nok blevet lanceret, og den er slet ikke tilgængeligt bredt endnu, men Valve er tydeligvis ambitiøse omkring hele ideen, og er nu meget interesserede i at slå fast, at dette er startskuddet på en lang rejse.
I et interview med EDGE blev CEO Gabe Newell specifikt spurgt om der er planer om en direkte efterfølger, en Steam Deck 2, og her bekræftede han både at der kommer til at være fremtidige forbedringer af den originale maskine, og at der arbejdes på en mere helstøbt efterfølger:
"Oh, yeah. Very much so.
We thought the entry price was going to be the critical factor [for Deck's success] but it turns out that far and away the most popular SKU is the most expensive one. That's an example of us being a little surprised by what our customers are telling us. They're basically saying, 'We would like an even more expensive version of this', in terms of horsepower capabilities or whatever. You know, that's why we always love to get something out there and ship it. Because we learn a lot from that, and it helps frame our thinking for Steam Deck 2."
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