>>716486807Deck released 5 years after Switch.
We don't even know what hardware S2 emulation will require, but you can be sure 3060 is gonna be the minimum and that's for a desktop device so closer to a 3070 on a mobile device.
Using laptops for reference, a steam deck 2 would cost at the very least $1000 if you made such a device right now.
Maybe Valve can make a good deal with AMD but they also can't sell their hardware at a loss.
>>716487062the argument is bullshit, but if it was true they would never admit to it, so this counterargument is also meaningless.