Even a 50 percent performance-per-watt improvement wouldn’t be enough, engineer says.
My guess is they are gonna switch to an ARM SoC, similar to one in Frame.
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.
It does seem likely, especially with FEX
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 🤩
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