{"id":259971,"date":"2023-11-10T06:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=314506"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:42:19","slug":"valve-has-not-launched-a-steam-deck-2-0-because-there-is-no-technology-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/valve-has-not-launched-a-steam-deck-2-0-because-there-is-no-technology-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve has not released a Steam Deck 2.0 because the technology for it does not exist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We already know what the new Steam console is like, the Steam Deck OLED. This is a revision of the handheld that brings improvements in screen, battery, and connections. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-steam-deck-oled-best-screen-more-battery-and-new-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Here is all the information about it, in case you missed the announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there are many people who were not expecting this revision. <strong>Because while the OLED screen is a very interesting addition, some wanted more power and better hardware<\/strong>. For all of them, those at Gabe Newell&#8217;s Valve have something to tell them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don&#8217;t expect a Steam Deck 2.0 in the short term<\/strong>, Valve has said, as the technology to launch a portable console with a suitable power increase does not yet exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now let&#8217;s see what Valve&#8217;s engineers have said about the current changes<\/strong>. And also about the possible Steam Deck 2.0 that many were asking for. Reading their statements helps us understand the current situation of the console and what their next steps are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Steam Deck OLED - November 16\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_vTsZMvjJ-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Response to an interesting review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In statements to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-says-technology-doesnt-exist-yet-for-full-steam-deck-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Eurogamer<\/a> before today&#8217;s announcement of the Steam Deck OLED, Valve engineers discussed the features they are adding to their new and shiny model of the handheld console, which were not possible to offer when the original Steam Deck debuted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The company also mentioned that they were currently working on game projects<\/strong> that were still targeted at the current hardware performance levels of the Steam Deck (which remain unchanged in the OLED version).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Both the screen and the battery were pretty obvious things that we would have liked to do from the beginning,&#8221; explained Greg Coomer, a Valve veteran and product designer for the Steam Deck, discussing what the company most wanted to improve with the launch of the Steam Deck OLED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Valve launches Steam Deck OLED this month &#8211; full coverage:<br>? What&#39;s new: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t1kOGkyds1\">https:\/\/t.co\/t1kOGkyds1<\/a><br>? Valve talks Steam Deck 2.0, games, more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pr3N9TL9Mu\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pr3N9TL9Mu<\/a><br>? Digital Foundry&#39;s Steam Deck OLED review: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rthd8z6bL9\">https:\/\/t.co\/rthd8z6bL9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/23kIB0onTD\">pic.twitter.com\/23kIB0onTD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eurogamer (@eurogamer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurogamer\/status\/1722678648442929352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But the screen, I think, is the biggest example of something we would have launched in the first-generation model, but we couldn&#8217;t because OLED screens with these features in this size simply did not exist.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;At that time, we couldn&#8217;t agree with a screen manufacturer to do exactly what we wanted because they didn&#8217;t really understand the product category, who would buy the screen, or why it would be important. Now that landscape has changed, and we can do custom work.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There is no technology to improve the Steam Deck without increasing power consumption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what is it that Valve couldn&#8217;t include? Or at least, not include yet? Yazan Aldehayyat, Valve&#8217;s hardware engineer, said that <strong>the answer was &#8220;even more performance,&#8221; and this is where we enter the territory of what Valve would consider a complete Steam Deck 2.0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Obviously, we&#8217;d love to get even more performance with the same power, but that technology doesn&#8217;t exist yet,&#8221; said Aldehayyat. &#8220;That&#8217;s what I think we would call a Steam Deck 2.0.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Valve says &quot;technology doesn&#39;t exist&quot; yet for full Steam Deck 2.0<br><br>Valve is also working on several game projects targeting the current Steam Deck hardware<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6HSOM52h2C\">https:\/\/t.co\/6HSOM52h2C<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Q3QsfgjCP\">pic.twitter.com\/4Q3QsfgjCP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wario64 (@Wario64) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wario64\/status\/1722679635388063946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The first Steam Deck was the first moment when we felt there was enough GPU performance in a portable form factor that allows you to play all your Steam games. We would love for the performance-per-watt trend to progress rapidly to achieve this, but it hasn&#8217;t happened yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the bright side, <strong>this means that Steam developers still have a single performance point to target when ensuring their games run well on the Steam Deck platform<\/strong>, whether it&#8217;s the original model or the new OLED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this way, <strong>Valve is waiting for AMD to release a new Ryzen architecture that improves in nanometers and power consumption<\/strong> (likely with Zen 4 and RDNA 3) enough and without raising the price too much, to launch that Steam Deck 2.0.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been talking about the Steam Deck with OLED screen since yesterday. 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