Valve will introduce new hardware devices! Which one do you guess?
Valve is a well-known game development and publishing company and operator of the Steam platform. Recently, netizens discovered that Valve has applied for certification for a new radio device in South Korea, which is often a precursor to the release of new products.
The Korean certification doesn't tell us anything about this device, though, except that it uses 5GHz Wi-Fi, which most smart products have. What could it be? No one knows! In fact, Valve does not disclose any information about this device.
Here are a few guesses:
Steamdeck2
Steamdeck2
The device could be a new Steam Deck, a portable console that Valve launched in 2021 to run a variety of games on Steam. Perhaps Valve is working on some upgrades or improvements to the Steam Deck to improve its performance and battery life.
V's VR headset
Valve released its IndexVR headset in 2019, a high-end VR device that offers immersive experiences with high resolution and high refresh rates. Perhaps Valve is working on a new wireless VR headset or a more advanced controller to enhance VR interactivity and realism.
V Club's Steam Controller
V has launched a Steam controller controller, which has been removed from the shelves and discontinued in 2019, but we do not rule out the possibility of new controllers!
These are just speculations, and there is no official confirmation or denial yet. However, there is a clue to refer to: the MetaQuest3 is a relatively low-cost wireless VR glasses and has its own CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage space, which coincides with a patent that Valve filed in 2021 for VR glasses to become a standalone device. Therefore, the product may be a new mainstream all-in-one wireless VR headset that does not require a PC and has some kind of computing and operating system built in.
Either way, Valve made a smart move to announce the device before Nintendo unveiled its Switch2.