Valve Coder Says There Will Be No AMD Z2-Powered Steam Deck

Shaz from Pixel Swish: "With AMD to reveal their upcoming Z2 Extreme chip at this year’s CES, it’s looking like Valve aren’t going to be one to use the powerful APU in a Steam Deck successor."

[Vits]

I don't think we'll see a new Steam Deck for at least a while longer. The Z2 line looks amazing but is also very power-hungry. Valve is likely aiming for a more balanced approach—something that strikes a better balance between power consumption, performance, and, especially, price.

So, my best guess is that we'll see something closer to Q3/Q4 2026. And it will be a custom solution.

[Phoenix029]

Is it worth them doing another steam deck when they are putting their os on other handhelds?

[blacktiger]

we don't know if they are doing it

[Pyrofire95]

We'll see a new Headset before a new Deck.

[porkChop]

Valve said they're going to treat the Steam Deck like a console rather than a phone. We likely won't get a next gen Steam Deck until Holiday 2026-2027.

[Phoenix029]

Gives people less buyers regret that way at least

[hard joe]

time to buy another handheld then

[XBManiac]

AMD UDNA will be, then.

[XBManiac]

Valve needs UDNA to give us a real next generation experience: 2026, then.

[redrum06]

They can stretch it for another year on this chip I guess, but the gap will get bigger. Eventually users want more power.