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.
I'm betting that they're working with AMD to develop something more Strix Halo/ SOC because it gets you the benefits of power-efficiency when needed, but also to go absolutely ape should you demand.
I wonder if the technology behind the Steam Frame running games on ARM will ever make it's way to turning any Android phone into a Steam machine of sorts.
I mean we can play either KOTOR game on mobile, Lego Star Wars on mobile, Red Dead Redemption is coming out on mobile.
I just looked and DRG: Survivor, TABS, Dredge, Hitman Absolution, Little Nightmares, Stardew Valley, Terraria, Limbo, Human Fall Flat, even Getting Over It are all playable on mobile.
For sure, but those are all individually rebuilt from the ground up for that purpose of running on an arm chip. I can't run my favourite games from 2008 on my phone, or a weird indie niche title. With technology like this, you probably could, and quite easily if done right.
It's not just about the games either, it's a good step towards making all programs somewhat hardware agnostic. The ARM x86 septation was pretty much set in concrete up until now, it's a crazy advancement.
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abfarid@startrek.website · 40 pts · 290d
My guess is they are gonna switch to an ARM SoC, similar to one in Frame.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip · 22 pts · 290d
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.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 290d
Bet then.
I'm betting that they're working with AMD to develop something more Strix Halo/ SOC because it gets you the benefits of power-efficiency when needed, but also to go absolutely ape should you demand.
GammaGames@beehaw.org · 6 pts · 290d
It does seem likely, especially with FEX
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 290d
Fine by me, I still use my OG Steam Deck all the time and am regularly impressed at what it can run.
tomkatt@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 290d
I’m fine with this. I’ve got over 100 PC games on my Steam Deck currently, plus over 1000 retro game ROMs. I’ll be fine with it for a good while.
missingno@fedia.io · 12 pts · 290d
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.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 290d
I wonder if the technology behind the Steam Frame running games on ARM will ever make it's way to turning any Android phone into a Steam machine of sorts.
Baggie@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 290d
I was just thinking that, some phones are pretty beefy, there's no reason to not do this.
Zahille7@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 289d
I mean we can play either KOTOR game on mobile, Lego Star Wars on mobile, Red Dead Redemption is coming out on mobile.
I just looked and DRG: Survivor, TABS, Dredge, Hitman Absolution, Little Nightmares, Stardew Valley, Terraria, Limbo, Human Fall Flat, even Getting Over It are all playable on mobile.
Baggie@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 289d
For sure, but those are all individually rebuilt from the ground up for that purpose of running on an arm chip. I can't run my favourite games from 2008 on my phone, or a weird indie niche title. With technology like this, you probably could, and quite easily if done right.
It's not just about the games either, it's a good step towards making all programs somewhat hardware agnostic. The ARM x86 septation was pretty much set in concrete up until now, it's a crazy advancement.
Sunshine@piefed.social · 3 pts · 290d
Cort@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
Steam deck 3 will launch with half life 3