nitefox@lemmy.world to Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoWill there be another Steam Deck discount sale later this year?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down13
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareWill there be another Steam Deck discount sale later this year?nitefox@lemmy.world to Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarecron@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI’d estimate that the refresh cycles are more like consoles (5y) than PCs (1y). But noone really knows.
minus-squareTheHalc@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI suspect it will come somewhere between the two, something like two and a half to three years. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Steam Deck 2 towards the end of next year.
minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoI would think so. Or maybe it’ll have a way of upgrading the motherboard with a new APU
minus-squareMuddybulldog@mylemmy.winlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe deck uses a SOC… putting aside the fact that it directly soldered to the motherboard you can’t replace these components individually. The only possible approach would be an entire motherboard swap.
minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s what I meant. Like how Framework is doing it.
So is it likely for a refresh?
I’d estimate that the refresh cycles are more like consoles (5y) than PCs (1y). But noone really knows.
I suspect it will come somewhere between the two, something like two and a half to three years.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Steam Deck 2 towards the end of next year.
I would think so. Or maybe it’ll have a way of upgrading the motherboard with a new APU
The deck uses a SOC… putting aside the fact that it directly soldered to the motherboard you can’t replace these components individually. The only possible approach would be an entire motherboard swap.
That’s what I meant. Like how Framework is doing it.