Valve Confirms No Steam Deck 2 with AMD Ryzen Z2 Processor

Despite speculation following AMD's announcement of its Z2 chip series, Valve has stated there are no plans for a Steam Deck 2 powered by the processor.

Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais publicly denied rumors of a Z2-powered Steam Deck, clarifying that such a product is not in development or planned.
Speculation arose after AMD's CES 2025 presentation, where a slide mentioned the Steam Deck alongside other handhelds like the Lenovo Legion Go and Asus ROG Ally as examples of devices using AMD processors.
AMD's Z2 chip series, which includes the Z2, Z2 Extreme, and Z2 Go, promises improved performance and efficiency for handheld gaming devices but has not been confirmed for any specific upcoming consoles.
Valve has reiterated its intent to release a Steam Deck 2 in the future but emphasized that it will wait for a significant generational hardware leap before launching a successor.
The current Steam Deck lineup, including the recently released OLED model, remains Valve's flagship handheld gaming device for the foreseeable future.