United Kingdom, Nov. 14 -- Valve has "a pretty good idea" of what the Steam Deck 2 will look like - but fans shouldn't expect it anytime soon.

In a new interview with IGN, Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais confirmed that while a successor to the handheld is firmly planned, the company is holding off until the chip market can deliver a truly next-gen leap in performance without sacrificing battery life.

Griffais said: "We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50 per cent more performance at the same battery life."

The engineer explained that Valve wants a dramatic architectural jump before green-lighting new hardware.

At present, no SoC on the market hits that threshold, meaning the original Steam Deck -...