My guess is they are gonna switch to an ARM SoC, similar to one in Frame.
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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.
Bet then.
I'm betting that they're working with AMD to develop something more Strix Halo/ SOC because it gets you the benefits of power-efficiency when needed, but also to go absolutely ape should you demand.
It does seem likely, especially with FEX
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.
Fine by me, I still use my OG Steam Deck all the time and am regularly impressed at what it can run.
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.
You can do a few of those on anbernic (and other) handhelds with portmaster
But what I would give for a mini clamshell deck 🤩
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 is would be pretty dope
Pretty sure we'll get some smaller form factor handhelds from third parties running SteamOS in the near future.
I wonder if the technology behind the Steam Frame running games on ARM will ever make it's way to turning any Android phone into a Steam machine of sorts.
I was just thinking that, some phones are pretty beefy, there's no reason to not do this.
I mean we can play either KOTOR game on mobile, Lego Star Wars on mobile, Red Dead Redemption is coming out on mobile.
I just looked and DRG: Survivor, TABS, Dredge, Hitman Absolution, Little Nightmares, Stardew Valley, Terraria, Limbo, Human Fall Flat, even Getting Over It are all playable on mobile.
For sure, but those are all individually rebuilt from the ground up for that purpose of running on an arm chip. I can't run my favourite games from 2008 on my phone, or a weird indie niche title. With technology like this, you probably could, and quite easily if done right.
It's not just about the games either, it's a good step towards making all programs somewhat hardware agnostic. The ARM x86 septation was pretty much set in concrete up until now, it's a crazy advancement.
I’m fine with this. I’ve got over 100 PC games on my Steam Deck currently, plus over 1000 retro game ROMs. I’ll be fine with it for a good while.