Even a 50 percent performance-per-watt improvement wouldn’t be enough, engineer says.
I think it’s good that the steam deck encourage studios to make sure their games work on less powerful hardware too. And honestly I’m generally happy with how the graphics look and how the games perform.
Obviously running game just as well but on a full hd screen would be nice but not if it makes the steam deck a 1000$ device with shorter battery life.
I don’t want a beefier Steam Deck 2. I want a Steam Deck Mini that fits in my pocket and runs my favorite 2D indie games.
Now that Steam is experimenting with FEX to run x86 games on AMR Linux with the Steam Frame, I think there actually is a chance of smaller, more power efficient, steam deck like device that can run (lighter) desktop games.
A retrofit pocket flip 2 running steam os would be pretty dope
My guess is they are gonna switch to an ARM SoC, similar to one in Frame.
I think they are more likely waiting to see how supply chains and pricing shakes out.
ARM has a LOT of power and portability implications and lets them leverage cell phone hardware. But the Ryzen AI Maxes are kind of monsters in the laptop space (and that is essentially what a steam deck is).
Get the steam machines and frames out there, see how they settle, and then check in for what hardware lets them meet the price point they want for Steam Deck 2.
