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'We’re Still Looking at It in the Same Way' – Valve Says the RAM Crisis Hasn’t Affected Its Plans for Steam Deck 2 - IGN
Publisher description: It might be a worry that the ongoing RAM crisis would impact Valve’s plans for a device so sensitive to component costs like the Steam Deck 2. Thankfully, Valve says its plans haven’t changed.
NewsAPI | Sep 14, 2026 | Bo Moore
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The unspoken part of that, of course, is that Valve is waiting for not just the right level of performance, but the correct performance to price ratio that would make Steam Deck 2 a viable product. In the time since the Steam Deck originally launched, a number of other, more powerful handheld gaming PCs have come to market – all at moderate to significantly higher prices. Thankfully, Valve says its plans haven’t changed. On the other hand, the Steam Machine and Steam Frame have shown that Valve isn’t afraid of simply passing higher component prices along to the consumer.
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