Valve’s Steam Deck turned the market on its head final 12 months, creating an arms race for moveable gaming PCs you may throw in a bag. But if you happen to have been hoping for yearly upgrades to the design, a la the cellphone or laptop computer classes, you’re out of luck. According to a latest interview, Valve is taking a extra console-style strategy, aiming for a {hardware} improve a number of years down the road on the earliest.

A 12 months after the gadget’s debut, Valve designer Lawrence Yang told Rock Paper Shotgun {that a} sequel machine received’t be right here for fairly some time. “A true next-gen Deck with a significant bump in horsepower wouldn’t be for a few years,” he stated. That definitely dashes the hopes of no less than some followers, who have been hoping for an improve to the AMD Zen 2 inner {hardware} now a number of years outdated.

That doesn’t imply that the design will stay utterly static—Valve has already made a number of changes like a quieter exhaust fan. But, if you happen to’re in search of a dramatic improve in energy, you’ll need to look elsewhere, maybe to one of many dozens of competitor devices which have popped out of the woods within the meantime.

But if the Steam Deck is hurting for horsepower, it isn’t exhibiting it. The Deck Verified certification program, which ensures that video games will run on the moveable {hardware} is including new titles on a regular basis, together with heavy-hitters like Hogwarts Legacy and Cyberpunk 2077. And the group continues to embrace the present machine, with a big selection of accessories to buy and tweaks for adventurous owners to try out.