… As TechPowerUp explains, this will help Valve be much more up-to-date with competitors and reduce the time necessary to develop and ship the device. …
… So we’ve been working back from silicon advancements and architectural improvements, and I think we have a pretty good idea of what the next version of Steam Deck is going to be, but right now there’s no offerings in that landscape, in the SoC System on a Chip landscape, that we think would truly b… …
… Andrej Barovic Apr 22, 2026 1:05 pm Image via Valve The Steam Machine, just like the rest of Valve’s hardware releases, is being held back by increasing RAM prices and an unstable tech market that got thrown into total chaos by rampant AI “growth.” Companies eager to cash in on this new technology … …
… Valve does require devs to clearly state how AI was used, but I think streamlining rudimentary assignments in coding and such do not apply. …