Valve has just released a rather fancy Steam Deck Booklet to introduce Valve, Steam and the Steam Deck to the new markets across Asia they're about to expand into and it gives some fun details.
A lot of it goes over all the stuff those of us across western markets already know, including where Valve has servers located, info on their previous hardware and how things like the Steam Link and Steam Controller enabled the Steam Deck to actually be a thing.
It also confirmed, again, that SteamOS will be getting a generic installer so that anyone will be able to install the latest SteamOS available from the Steam Deck on their PC. Along with that, hardware vendors will also be able to use it so we'll eventually see devices from others with some already looking into it like GPD and OneXPlayer.
What about a Steam Deck 2 then? Well, it doesn't get much more firm than "In the future, Valve will follow up on this
product with improvements and iterations to hardware and software, bringing new versions of Steam Deck to market." which was taken from the last info page:
The page mentions they want it to be "even more open" than the first generation too. I'm not sure how they plan to improve on that, since it's already one of the most open mainstream gaming devices around but I'm keen to see what they have planned.
What do you think about the future of the Steam Deck and SteamOS?
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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mr-victory Aug 26, 2022
Quoting: AussieEeveeIt's also a gimmick that Valve borrowed for the Steam Deck.There have been many handhelds, including ones similar to Switch form factor like psp and vita. IMO Deck borrowed from all of them😁
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Quoting: gradyvuckovicGood to see Valve taking this initiative. Never underestimate the value of localisation. About 95% of the world don't speak English as a first language, and 75% don't speak English at all.
Would be nice to see some more Linux distro websites translated as well. Hard to promote your distro to the majority of the planet if the majority of the planet can't read it.
For a quick sample, the following websites are only available in English as far as I can tell from looking at the homepage of their websites:
- https://linuxmint.com/
- https://manjaro.org/
- https://ubuntu.com/
- https://archlinux.org/
- https://www.centos.org/
- https://endeavouros.com/
- https://getsol.us/home/
- https://www.gentoo.org/
Shoutout to these websites for having numerous translations available on a visible dropdown on their homepage:
- https://getfedora.org/
- https://www.debian.org/
- https://www.opensuse.org/
not to mention that some programs arent even tested on other languages.
for example, here i have an directory called "Music" and another called "Música" and the same for documents, pictures, videos and so on, why? because i installed some program that didnt considered the possibility of my system not being in english and created those directories as result.
i have no idea what program did that, i think it was libre office snap or something like that, something that definitely had to be tested (it wasnt too niche of an application) but wanst .
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Quoting: LinasWhile it technically may be true that they are continuing to do R&D on something that may eventually become Steam Deck 2, that can be many years away. This kind of stuff takes a long time to develop, and Valve tend to take their time.and oled
What is more likely in the near future is that they will replace the existing models with a new generation of upgraded/tweaked hardware. I am talking about stuff like a different fan, or better buttons. Not a completely different device in a different form factor.
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Quoting: BlackBloodRumI don't think Steam Deck 2 is any time soon, remember we're working on Valve Time here
We keep making the same jokes, but Valve's obviously changed. They are quick now, and things can get a version 3.
But yeah, for sure SD2 needs to take a while. Like the other consoles, having something fixed to target is a bonus for developers, and you don't have something fixed to target if there's a new version every year.
I'd expect something like a new version every 5 years.
Compare consoles with phones for example. Long after PS4, PS5 comes and most people upgrade. However, every year your phone gets an iteration, but you spend a few years with your phone without changing. So with consoles, you get generations of games and something developers can target. With phones, there is no such thing.
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I would be awesome if valve let us upgrade Steam deck 1 to 2 (like changing motherboard, etc...) and avoid buy a New Steam deck
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hardpenguin Aug 26, 2022
Quote(...) info on their previous hardware and how things like the Steam Link and Steam Controller enabled the Steam Deck to actually be a thing.
SO WHAT ABOUT STEAM CONTROLLER 2.0
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"But we’ve seen people
connect Deck to a VHS player, and even a GBA camera."
amusing, lol
connect Deck to a VHS player, and even a GBA camera."
amusing, lol
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Quoting: TheRiddickThe SteamDeck 1 has a RDNA2 4core APU with a graphical powerhouse of 1.6-1.8 or something TFLOPS and 720p TN panel.
IPS panel.
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soulsource Aug 26, 2022
Quoting: elmapulThat program didn't follow XDG standards then, what is a far bigger issue than "just" localization. I have zero clue how Snap integrates with the system though, so I wouldn't rule out that it's a Snap issue either.Quoting: gradyvuckovicGood to see Valve taking this initiative. Never underestimate the value of localisation. About 95% of the world don't speak English as a first language, and 75% don't speak English at all.
Would be nice to see some more Linux distro websites translated as well. Hard to promote your distro to the majority of the planet if the majority of the planet can't read it.
For a quick sample, the following websites are only available in English as far as I can tell from looking at the homepage of their websites:
- https://linuxmint.com/
- https://manjaro.org/
- https://ubuntu.com/
- https://archlinux.org/
- https://www.centos.org/
- https://endeavouros.com/
- https://getsol.us/home/
- https://www.gentoo.org/
Shoutout to these websites for having numerous translations available on a visible dropdown on their homepage:
- https://getfedora.org/
- https://www.debian.org/
- https://www.opensuse.org/
not to mention that some programs arent even tested on other languages.
for example, here i have an directory called "Music" and another called "Música" and the same for documents, pictures, videos and so on, why? because i installed some program that didnt considered the possibility of my system not being in english and created those directories as result.
i have no idea what program did that, i think it was libre office snap or something like that, something that definitely had to be tested (it wasnt too niche of an application) but wanst .
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Mohandevir Aug 26, 2022
Excellent! I'm starting to put money in my Steam wallet for the next Steam Deck, right now! 
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