Valve states that an official Steam Deck 2 isn’t happening till they can provide a generational boost in performance. What does that look like? PS5 performance? I just bought my deck three weeks ago so I was a bit bummed but am gonna wait for this true successor if they can make it smaller and more powerful.
I kind of doubt we’ll get full PS5-level power in a handheld in any reasonable timeframe, but what’s more likely is something like the power needed to run PS5-level games at the Deck’s resolution. The Deck already has the same CPU and GPU architecture as the current consoles, just smaller and with lower power budget, so a couple of generations of chip advancements should hopefully give enough of a boost to come into the ballpark.