Valve Designer Gets Asked About The Steam Deck 2
The Valve Steam Deck has been a popular device. After their rocky start with the Steam Box, the Valve company managed to hit quite a level of success with their portable Steam machines. These Steam Decks are just now over a year old, and while we have been enjoying the experience, there’s always the concern that maybe we’re dealing with hardware that’s on its way out the door. For console platforms, these pieces of hardware have a longer life cycle. After all, there are still games released on last-generation platforms today. But PC gaming, the platform is constantly evolving, with new components offering a bump in power. With the Steam Deck essentially being a portable PC, will we soon see a new iteration launch into the marketplace?
Right now, the Steam Deck is still highly enjoyed by fans, and it’s more accessible to obtain than when it was first released into the marketplace. With games consistently getting verified for the Steam Deck, players can still enjoy the latest games without issue. Recently, Rock Paper Shotgun managed to speak with two key individuals regarding the Steam Deck. Those being Valve Designer Lawrence Yang and Valve Engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais. To celebrate the anniversary of Steam Deck’s launch, we’re finding out some new interesting stats that Valve recorded since the platform launch.
One of those is the fact that 42% of those who purchased the Steam Deck are playing it over other devices. However, some fans are taking note that some newer games are released into the marketplace that demands higher specifications. So could we start to see the Steam Deck fail at providing a playable performance for future games, which will prompt a next-generation Steam Deck release? According to Lawrence Yang,
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