Valve is already planning next-gen Steam Decks

The Steam Deck has been a huge success for Valve so far, and the company recently revealed plans for future generations of the handheld. Now, one of Valve's designers has revealed a little bit more about what the future looks like for the Steam Deck. 

The Steam Deck recently became available for pre-orders in Asia, and as a result, Valve has been interviewed by press outlets, including Japan's Weekly Famitsu magazine (via VGC). In the interview, Valve designer, Greg Coomer, confirmed that “there will be a next generation of Steam Deck products in the future”.

However, the “theme, size and shape” will change. In fact, Valve may even consider a streaming-focused Deck in the future, which would give players access to cloud streaming services like GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Stadia, Luna and others.

Valve also points out that it will continue to look at ways to improve the Steam Deck in its current form. Since launch earlier this year, Valve has already issued a number of software updates, which have improved things like battery life and power management, offline mode and other features.

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KitGuru Says: Companies like Intel, AMD and Nvidia are always working on new mobile chips, so there is always going to be a hardware upgrade path for Valve to upgrade the Steam Deck for future generations of the system. 

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