The Steam Deck 2 doesn't need to happen because Valve will win either way (though I hope it does)
Valve is thinking of the Big Picture (literally).
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I don't need a Deck 2. What I need is a Deck Pocket. Gimme a similar form factor to a GBA or DS, with the ability to run all my favorite 2D indie games.
Retro Game Corps video My Favorite Handhelds of 2024 will give you an overview of what kinds of handhelds are availible. Altough the ones in the formfactor you want probably don't have very good compatibility with newer indie PC games.
Winlator is an option to get some PC games to run on android handhelds but it requirers some tinkering. I should add that I am not speaking from experience, I have only watched a few videos.
I already have a Miyoo Mini Plus, and I've put far more time into it than I ever did with my Deck. But it doesn't run my Steam library, I'm looking for something with SteamOS.