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Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyz•The Steam Controller 2 May Be Able To Detect How Far Away Your Hands Are From ItEnglish

7 months
They say early 2026

They say early 2026

This is incorrect.

Consider two decreasing lines, one with a slightly lower slope. Now imagine the steeper line starting higher on this graph, eventually the lines will cross and despite starting lower the shallower line will be higher.

This method makes it smaller and saves you the hassle of a battery that will degrade despite being unnecessary. Obviously you wouldn’t buy a 3D printer just to make a plastic box for your steam deck. You would only use it if you already had one. I agree that the article is shit.
The reason is they want to use an HMD instead of the built in display so they make the deck smaller and lighter because they can
Apples chips are much better than Qualcomm’s.