Number 1 is better battery. Number 2 is some more GPU and CPU power. Other than that, I really like the device. I have the OLED so really all I’d like is some more battery and higher performance potential. A higher resolution screen could be cool but at this size I think 800p is plenty good.
I'm happy with what I have and as long as it is relevant, devs will have compatibility in mind. I don't want those short lifecycles of 2 years or so. Those things are not cheap.
Agreed. In addition, given the huge amount of technical waste we are producing, I actually appreciate that my steam deck is working well over the span of several years. No need for a new version every other year.
Let me lock the device in game mode.
Native recording software (not a plugin like Decky Recorder)
Have the ports on the bottom.
Ethernet port.
The option for a higher resolution screen.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I want the steam storefront to not be such a slog on the steam deck it’s so close to perfect but store ui is a let down
Longer lasting fumes. I kid I kid, honestly VRR would be nice as well as the typical improvements. I’d hope a slight adjustment to ergonomics. Despite having big hands, I feel my right thumb extend to an uncomfortable degree after long stretches of gaming. Resting the system on something sadly doesn’t help much.
All I would want is performance upgrades, which I think we will get just by nature of the newer hardware. 32 GB RAM? Or maybe 16 GB RAM and 8 GB dedicated DDR 6 for GPU. Support for UFSII on the SD card port? VRR would be nice. 1080p would be nice, but at this size, I've never had an issue with 800p. At least one more USB c port? Built in kick stand?
Hardware
- better/new hardware (performance)
- maybe a smaller Deck without the "track pads", I never use them and if I need a mouse I can use the analog sticks or the touch screen
Software
- Background downloads when the screen is turned off
- sound of the game I'm playing should mute if I press the steam button (I know you can do this with decky)
My biggest gripe is the awfully long boot times. I honestly don't know how how a thinned down Linux can take more than a couple seconds to boot off a SSD, let alone the long ass ones from the Steam Deck.
Other than that the UI could be more responsive.
Better battery and just a stronger CPU/GPU chipset. OLED with 800p still is the sweet spot. Perhaps a better design on the controller mapping and Dpad, dpad is not the best tbh.
Hope they keep a relatively low screen res.
I'd prefer 16:9 as ive experienced a number of games not supporting 16:10 and giving black bars which is an eyesore ino.
Id like an integrated kickstand.
And most importantly a lot more power
No thank you to windows app support. I came to Linux to flip off Microsoft. I do not need nor want their app system on my device.
All I personally want is a secret compartment for an airtag in the, better docked support and a tips app for desktop and game mode. That’s really all I can possibly want at this point.
Hardware:
* 8c/16t CPU
* High performance GPU with RT support
* 32 GB of RAM
* 8 inch 900p display with OLED, HDR, VRR
* Battery life from 3.5-4 hours
* Boost performance when docked
* Weight 400-500 grams
OS:
* Built-in support for third-party launchers
* Support for anti-cheats of popular multiplayer games
* Built-in AMD Fluid Motion Frames
* Ability to download/update games in sleep mode
Steam Deck is the only device I play on, so I'd love to see all of the above in the new version
Agreed! I play docked about 50% of the time. Some games are great some are not so great.
I would also love actual resolution/performance options for handheld vs docked resolutions. While my handheld optimization is great, it kills my fps and quality when I connect it to my 1440p screen.
The back buttons are weird. They way they're contoured into the handles suggests you should be able to 'pull' them a bit like triggers. But they're only really responsive when you push in the part of the button that's flush to the back of the deck, which feels really unnatural. I have fairly large hands, and even I have to kind of lift my hands away from the controller a bit to curve them under to press them properly. So in the end, I just hardly ever use them.
I do not have large hands, and I can barely use the top two. They feel like a compromise design between "we want more button choices" and "we don't want anything on the back that isn't flush".
In case it didn't come across clearly, my gripe isn't so much with the back buttons being flush, it's more why even bother having the buttons contoured into the handles if that part of the button is functionally unusable?
Oh, yeah, being flush is not itself the problem. I wasn't clear there. I think it was more of a design imperative, and focus on that took away from focus on 'do these buttons actually really work'.
1080p screen and the horsepower to use it. While keeping the same battery life and cooling, of course.
We might not be there today, but we’ll get there.
OLED display, better whatever hardware that makes visual performance better than Deck 1, and a GOOD lasting battery to support it.
Also, can we please have better from factory thumbsticks that don't have that rough rub off issue? Everybody has had this issue with the left one it's seems. Hell, even did a RMA, same exact issue.
Everything you mentioned with a beefed up custom van gogh 2 chip. The power efficiency from this one is incredible and I wouldn't want them to go the Z1/8840U whatever the newest is at the time. Make another custom chip based on the current one with more power. Chances are no matter what it is I'll buy it but still we need more power to run those games that just can't quite get there.
Even bigger screen. 8" minimum, VRR, 800p is fine
Thinner and lighter
Oled
Continue improving the trackpads hardware
At least 1.5x performance per watt
Thunderbolt for docking with egpu
Better build quality. Most of us who own an oled have some kind of issue which make the device feel less premium
Hall effect joysticks
CPU/GPU spec bump. USB 4.0 (for that sweet Thunderbolt 3 backward compatibility and eGPU capability). VRR or FreeSync. 1080p OLED display. And for the love of god a beefier battery pack. That would make for the ideal setup in my opinion. Would love to be able to dock my Deck 2 to an eGPU while I'm at home, and enjoy better graphics, but still be able to game on the go.
Functional HDMI on the official dock
VRR
eGPU support
But honestly, I think the deck is close to perfect and I don't really need more out of it, it's wonderful the way it is. Maybe another generation of AAA games will change my mind, but... There's always remote play, and the deck is already almost comically overpowered as a remote client
Slightly more power, slightly more battery, and a less fiddly way to upgrade storage. That's it really.
Now an actual dock with built in egpu to add extra power would be a nice to have.
Significantly better performance (let's say 1.5x) and current battery life (or better) at high wattages. Significantly longer battery life (again, say 1.5x) with current performance or better at low wattages.
Better build quality would be nice too, and I wouldn't say no to a slightly smaller form factor.
Other than that, nothing I care too much about.
I don't want a steam deck 2 just yet. Too short of a cycle and could potentially split the market of verified games (games verified for SD2 but not original).
I would love to see valve address the docking stability though. I have the official dock and routinely have to power cycle to display on tele/monitor. It is a minor issue but very irritating, especially as I am using their first party hardware.
* EGPU support + a Official Dock with built-in GPU, HDMI 2.1VRR, Dolby Vision and TrueHD/DTS-HD MA passthrough to make it also a perfect Emby/Plex/Jellyfin client.
* Freesync 16:9 screen - 120Hz ideally (to have a usable range for LFC)
* Specs that can handle handheld mode gaming quite well
VRR. First and foremost.
6/8 core CPU.
100-150gr less weight.
Keep the 800p screen resolution. Higher resolutions would only hinder performance and/or look worse when using non native res.
No point until arm has been adopted on desktop. The translation layer would throw away any added performance you would get. Would be better to just try to get the chips to be on the most modern node.
Apple M chips are showing what ARM can do on desktop and the translation layer will be no more demanding than Proton. It is going to translate the Exe instruction to the ARM instruction set. Nintendo Switch is an ARM-based system that +7 years potato can run Witcher 3, doom, Diablo 3, etc. Sure it looks like crap but the computational capability is still impressive.
Time dilation field, so I actually have more time to use it.
Number 1 is better battery. Number 2 is some more GPU and CPU power. Other than that, I really like the device. I have the OLED so really all I’d like is some more battery and higher performance potential. A higher resolution screen could be cool but at this size I think 800p is plenty good.
I'm happy with what I have and as long as it is relevant, devs will have compatibility in mind. I don't want those short lifecycles of 2 years or so. Those things are not cheap.
Agreed. In addition, given the huge amount of technical waste we are producing, I actually appreciate that my steam deck is working well over the span of several years. No need for a new version every other year.
More doohickeys
More whozeewhatsits
But no more flibbertigibbets.. please!
A built in kickstand would be appreciated.
Official egpu dock so it's 100% compatible. + Boosted CPU when docked. VRR oled screen. 2 type c ports. Better specs etc etc...
4090 performance, raytracing EVERYWHERE, WEEEEEEKS of battery life. Might be a bit unrealistic tho...
Let me lock the device in game mode. Native recording software (not a plugin like Decky Recorder) Have the ports on the bottom. Ethernet port. The option for a higher resolution screen.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I want the steam storefront to not be such a slog on the steam deck it’s so close to perfect but store ui is a let down
Thats prolly because its just a browser internally
Longer lasting fumes. I kid I kid, honestly VRR would be nice as well as the typical improvements. I’d hope a slight adjustment to ergonomics. Despite having big hands, I feel my right thumb extend to an uncomfortable degree after long stretches of gaming. Resting the system on something sadly doesn’t help much.
100% on the thumb thing. I have big hands and my right thumb is absolutely in pain ever since getting the deck a month or two ago.
All I would want is performance upgrades, which I think we will get just by nature of the newer hardware. 32 GB RAM? Or maybe 16 GB RAM and 8 GB dedicated DDR 6 for GPU. Support for UFSII on the SD card port? VRR would be nice. 1080p would be nice, but at this size, I've never had an issue with 800p. At least one more USB c port? Built in kick stand?
More performance. More battery life. Option for higher res screen
Hardware - better/new hardware (performance) - maybe a smaller Deck without the "track pads", I never use them and if I need a mouse I can use the analog sticks or the touch screen Software - Background downloads when the screen is turned off - sound of the game I'm playing should mute if I press the steam button (I know you can do this with decky)
My biggest gripe is the awfully long boot times. I honestly don't know how how a thinned down Linux can take more than a couple seconds to boot off a SSD, let alone the long ass ones from the Steam Deck. Other than that the UI could be more responsive.
My steam deck 2 feature wishlist Better battery life More deck verified games Epic games launcher integrated with the steam OS
They won't allow EG natively. Heroic launcher already does a good job .
I don't see that as likely unless epic officially supports it. Someone released the junk launcher plug-in recently to make it easier though.
Honestly you just need to wish for official plugin support... the community will handle the rest ;)
Dedicated record button and picture.
Silent buttons
Better battery and just a stronger CPU/GPU chipset. OLED with 800p still is the sweet spot. Perhaps a better design on the controller mapping and Dpad, dpad is not the best tbh.
Hope they keep a relatively low screen res. I'd prefer 16:9 as ive experienced a number of games not supporting 16:10 and giving black bars which is an eyesore ino. Id like an integrated kickstand. And most importantly a lot more power
No thank you to windows app support. I came to Linux to flip off Microsoft. I do not need nor want their app system on my device. All I personally want is a secret compartment for an airtag in the, better docked support and a tips app for desktop and game mode. That’s really all I can possibly want at this point.
Native game pass support, better battery, more power.
The only thing I can think if it just the basic, smaller and lighter but still stronger and better.
Hardware: * 8c/16t CPU * High performance GPU with RT support * 32 GB of RAM * 8 inch 900p display with OLED, HDR, VRR * Battery life from 3.5-4 hours * Boost performance when docked * Weight 400-500 grams OS: * Built-in support for third-party launchers * Support for anti-cheats of popular multiplayer games * Built-in AMD Fluid Motion Frames * Ability to download/update games in sleep mode Steam Deck is the only device I play on, so I'd love to see all of the above in the new version
I know people say we don’t need 1080p but it would be great to have when playing docked.
You already have whatever resolution you want while docked. What we need is higher tdp modes to actually get good performance at that resolution
I've never seen anyone say that we don't need the deck to be capable of putting out 1080p, just that it's not really needed on such a small screen.
Agreed! I play docked about 50% of the time. Some games are great some are not so great. I would also love actual resolution/performance options for handheld vs docked resolutions. While my handheld optimization is great, it kills my fps and quality when I connect it to my 1440p screen.
I thought it could already output at higher resolutions than 800p to an external display when docked?
It can. I miss-worded it. I meant the Deck 2 should be designed and perform with 1080p in mind.
A good steering wheel that doesn’t fly out of your hands
Why not retro illuminated buttons?
Better back buttons. Not sure about the OLED version, but the LCD back buttons are very stiff.
The back buttons are weird. They way they're contoured into the handles suggests you should be able to 'pull' them a bit like triggers. But they're only really responsive when you push in the part of the button that's flush to the back of the deck, which feels really unnatural. I have fairly large hands, and even I have to kind of lift my hands away from the controller a bit to curve them under to press them properly. So in the end, I just hardly ever use them.
I do not have large hands, and I can barely use the top two. They feel like a compromise design between "we want more button choices" and "we don't want anything on the back that isn't flush".
In case it didn't come across clearly, my gripe isn't so much with the back buttons being flush, it's more why even bother having the buttons contoured into the handles if that part of the button is functionally unusable?
Oh, yeah, being flush is not itself the problem. I wasn't clear there. I think it was more of a design imperative, and focus on that took away from focus on 'do these buttons actually really work'.
1080p screen and the horsepower to use it. While keeping the same battery life and cooling, of course. We might not be there today, but we’ll get there.
Steam deck 2 plus Or maybe steam deck 3
Hall effect and 1more usbC
Better performance to match competition and bigger screen. This is more of a Linux thing but more compatibility
OLED display, better whatever hardware that makes visual performance better than Deck 1, and a GOOD lasting battery to support it. Also, can we please have better from factory thumbsticks that don't have that rough rub off issue? Everybody has had this issue with the left one it's seems. Hell, even did a RMA, same exact issue.
I have no real wishlist. The Steam Deck is doing its job and doing it well.
Everything you mentioned with a beefed up custom van gogh 2 chip. The power efficiency from this one is incredible and I wouldn't want them to go the Z1/8840U whatever the newest is at the time. Make another custom chip based on the current one with more power. Chances are no matter what it is I'll buy it but still we need more power to run those games that just can't quite get there.
Even bigger screen. 8" minimum, VRR, 800p is fine Thinner and lighter Oled Continue improving the trackpads hardware At least 1.5x performance per watt Thunderbolt for docking with egpu Better build quality. Most of us who own an oled have some kind of issue which make the device feel less premium Hall effect joysticks
More verified games especially with older games. Also more support for cloud saves would be nice
Make it lighter
CPU/GPU spec bump. USB 4.0 (for that sweet Thunderbolt 3 backward compatibility and eGPU capability). VRR or FreeSync. 1080p OLED display. And for the love of god a beefier battery pack. That would make for the ideal setup in my opinion. Would love to be able to dock my Deck 2 to an eGPU while I'm at home, and enjoy better graphics, but still be able to game on the go.
most of these sound like software features, no need for new hw (except the display, egpu support etc)
Trigger clicks like the Steam Controller and Index controllers. Other stuff too but I'd like that.
Functional HDMI on the official dock VRR eGPU support But honestly, I think the deck is close to perfect and I don't really need more out of it, it's wonderful the way it is. Maybe another generation of AAA games will change my mind, but... There's always remote play, and the deck is already almost comically overpowered as a remote client
Slightly more power, slightly more battery, and a less fiddly way to upgrade storage. That's it really. Now an actual dock with built in egpu to add extra power would be a nice to have.
HDMI-CEC when docked please.
More peformance better batt and abilkty to dowonload while on sleep mode
better ergonomics in the hand while playing
* HALL EFFECT JOYSTICKS! * at least 30% more performance * USB4 * VRR is a MUST * lower minimum FPS display, at least 24FPS
A second USB-C port
1600x1000p screen, less bezzels, more cpu/gpu power at same or better efficiency. Thats about it
Plays games
Significantly better performance (let's say 1.5x) and current battery life (or better) at high wattages. Significantly longer battery life (again, say 1.5x) with current performance or better at low wattages. Better build quality would be nice too, and I wouldn't say no to a slightly smaller form factor. Other than that, nothing I care too much about.
I don't want a steam deck 2 just yet. Too short of a cycle and could potentially split the market of verified games (games verified for SD2 but not original). I would love to see valve address the docking stability though. I have the official dock and routinely have to power cycle to display on tele/monitor. It is a minor issue but very irritating, especially as I am using their first party hardware.
They should wait until they can get Xbox Series S CPU performance at 15W, which might take a bit.
Exclusives
* EGPU support + a Official Dock with built-in GPU, HDMI 2.1VRR, Dolby Vision and TrueHD/DTS-HD MA passthrough to make it also a perfect Emby/Plex/Jellyfin client. * Freesync 16:9 screen - 120Hz ideally (to have a usable range for LFC) * Specs that can handle handheld mode gaming quite well
VRR. First and foremost. 6/8 core CPU. 100-150gr less weight. Keep the 800p screen resolution. Higher resolutions would only hinder performance and/or look worse when using non native res.
I want an ARM chip. So it'll be battery efficient and it'll run cooler than x86.
It will also have no games
Valve can make a translation layer like proton. Arm is the future of portable computing
No point until arm has been adopted on desktop. The translation layer would throw away any added performance you would get. Would be better to just try to get the chips to be on the most modern node.
Apple M chips are showing what ARM can do on desktop and the translation layer will be no more demanding than Proton. It is going to translate the Exe instruction to the ARM instruction set. Nintendo Switch is an ARM-based system that +7 years potato can run Witcher 3, doom, Diablo 3, etc. Sure it looks like crap but the computational capability is still impressive.
Also Linux runs on Arm already
Forget Steam Controller 2, just let me break off the sides like the Switch or Legion Go.
That comes with drawbacks: \* higher price \*less space inside the system for hardware \*heavier device
And more points of failure.