Valve appears to be going all-in on the console market with the Steam Deck. One of Valve’s designers confirmed the corporate is planning to develop next-gen iterations of the hand-held PC, with streaming in thoughts.

As reported by VGC, a number of Valve builders spoke in an interview with Famitsu Weekly about gamers in Asia lastly getting the flexibility to order a Steam Deck of their very own. When requested about the place the Steam Deck will go subsequent, designer Greg Coomer gave a response confirming that Valve is taken with iterating on its system.

“Unless something major changes, there will be a next generation of Steam Deck products in the future,” he stated. “The theme, size, and shape will change, and it might even become a streaming machine. Development of the Steam Deck will continue.”

Coomer gave a number of causes to clarify Valve’s dedication to the system, together with the hand-held gadget being an extension of Steam, and being like one other PC in a special type. He famous that individuals can play Steam video games on units aside from the Steam Deck, so streaming video games on the hand-held might not be outdoors the realm of risk.

One of the enhancements that shall be made to future Steam Deck consoles is battery life. According to developer Pierre-Loup Griffais, the group is already optimizing the working system on the present iteration of the system in order that the battery lasts longer when it’s operating video games that don’t pressure it as a lot as others, going as far as to permit gamers to play refresh charges at 40Hz.

Valve beforehand made its plans to develop next-gen Steam Deck programs recognized when it revealed a Steam Deck booklet final week. In February, it teased the Steam Deck 2, which it says shall be extra highly effective than the present one and will provide VR capabilities.

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