Valve says DRAM shortage has not changed Steam Deck 2 development goals

Valve says the current DRAM shortage has not changed its plans for a future Steam Deck 2, according to TechPowerUp News, which cites an IGN interview with Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais. The company acknowledged that the shortage has increased prices for some hardware. It nevertheless said that the intended user experience and performance goals for the next handheld remain broadly the same, while the timing depends on current conditions. The comments offer a downstream view of the way elevated DRAM costs are reaching consumer-device makers. They do not provide a launch date, memory configuration, or procurement detail, but they show that product planning is being weighed against a more expensive component environment.