We know that Valve has no intention of launching an official Steam Deck 2 until the time is right, with Valve designer Lawrence Yang claiming "We really do want to wait for a generational leap." It's difficult to say when exactly that will be,

It looks like Lenovo's next gaming handheld could technically be a Steam Deck, all but confirming a collaboration with Valve via an upcoming CES event. The news also happens to link up with recently leaked images of a portable PC bearing the storefront's logo next to one of the buttons, suggesting SteamOS could be about to branch out.

Lenovo looks set to be gearing up for a focus on its PC gaming handheld lineup at CES 2025, with one new device potentially running SteamOS.