| Ryuu96 said: Is SteamDeck 2 rumoured or anything? Any information on if it's happening? When it could happen? What are your reviews on SteamDeck and ASUS Ally? |
I've only seen one SteamDeck 2 leak, and it's from a dubious source. That source said:
- Increase from 800p screen to 900p OLED with a 90hz refresh rate
- Zen 4 CPU, up from Zen 2 on SteamDeck 1
- RDNA 4 GPU, up from RDNA 2 on SteamDeck 1, with double the compute units (probably around a 3x upgrade in performance)
- Higher price tag than SteamDeck 1
- Launch in Q3-Q4 2026
The source is dubious at best, so probably not all that accurate.
As for how the current PC handhelds compare:
Screen- Lenovo Legion Go wins by a landslide, as the only handheld with a 1440p screen and 144hz refresh rate, Ally has 1080p and SteamDeck 800p, both with lower refresh rates
Specs- Legion Go with a slight edge over ROG Ally, both have the same CPU and GPU but Legion Go has faster RAM, both are a GPU and CPU generation ahead of SteamDeck
Battery Life- Legion Go has the largest battery, but with a caveat that it's higher resolution screen will be more battery draining, so battery life will likely only improve over the others at a lower resolution. ROG Ally and Legion Go both use fast chargers that will charge them in half the time of Steam Deck
OS-Steam Deck is a Linux-based OS, which means only games with Linux ports are playable. You can install Windows on SteamDeck, but buying a Windows License will increase the costs, negating some of it's price advantage over ROG Ally and Legion Go
Price- Steam Deck is the cheapest of the 3 with pricing ranging between $400 and $650 for it's 3 models. ROG Ally and Legion Go both have a high end $700 model, while Ally also has a low end model with a weaker chipset that is closer to Steam Deck in performance for $600
Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 09 May 2024
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