The new Steam Deck will not be more powerful than the current model

The Verge published an interview with Steam Deck designers Lawrence Young and Pierre-Loup Griffe.

In a conversation with the publication, Valve employees touched on the next Steam Deck model and what improvements will be given priority when updating the device.

"I think that we will prefer to keep one level of performance for a longer period, and we will consider the possibility of changing the power only when it is possible to achieve a significant increase," Griffe said about the new Steam Deck model.

According to them, now all Steam Deck owners can play the same library, and their goal is to make it easier for players to understand the expected level of performance from games, and developers, in turn, could more easily understand what they need to focus on, so having only one device specification plays an important role in this.

role. Instead of increasing the power of the hardware for the next iteration of the Steam Deck, both designers see the point of improving problematic issues such as the screen and battery life.

Valve has not yet given a release date for the updated Steam Deck model, but at the same time some hardware improvements are already being implemented in new revisions.

For example, engineers have made changes to the geometry of the glue that attaches the battery to the housing to make the battery replacement process easier, and also improved the operation of the Stream and Quick Access buttons.