The first Steam Deck units are finally being shipped to users who pre-ordered Valve’s handheld initially. It seems that the company plans to continuously expand this new business model, as they have stated in an interview with IGN, Steam Deck will receive new models of higher performance.
As an example, a year from now some of their suppliers like AMD will have new, higher performance or better optimized parts, and they plan to use those opportunities to offer new and better products.
Steam Deck battery could be a big problem for users
Valve has also explained that they have been surprised to see that there has been a much higher number of people who have bought the more expensive model than expected, so they will continue to try to offer new models with the highest possible performance. However, they state that they have no plans to increase the price of the devices.
Steam Deck will receive new models of higher performance, says Valve
Analysts have tested Valve’s new handheld device, and impressions have been generally very positive. It has been highlighted in a special way its ease of use and the convenience of being able to play our own PC games on the go. However, among its weak points has been the battery, which can have a useful life of barely 2 hours in the case of the most demanding games. In addition, in case of failure, replacing it can be especially complicated, since it is glued to the device chassis with a large amount of adhesive.