Okay, Something Is Definitely Happening at Valve.
Put on your tin-foil hats. Two weirdly specific, "boring" announcements just dropped, and I’m convinced they’re the smoke from a very big fire.
On their own, these two pieces of news are a total snooze-fest.
First, Valve just pushed SteamVR 2.13. It's a "maintenance release". It's got bug fixes, UX improvements, reduced memory usage, and new frame pacing for Steam Link. Yawn.
Second, Komodo—the official distributor for the Steam Deck in Asia—sent out an "Announcement". They're "renewing" their store. The "KOMODO Steam Deck Store" is becoming... "KOMODO STATION".
Okay. Who cares, right?
Hold On. Read That Again.
Let's not just gloss over that. Komodo is dropping the 'Steam Deck' brand from its official store URL.
Think about that. "Steam Deck" is the hottest, most valuable brand name in hand-held PC gaming right now. You don't just "renew" that brand off your store. You don't throw away your golden goose.
...Unless you know a new golden goose is coming. Or a whole flock of them.
You don't change your name from the "Steam Deck Store" to the generic "KOMODO STATION" unless you're preparing to sell more than just the Steam Deck. You're future-proofing your brand for new hardware.
And Then You Look at the "Maintenance" Update...
Now, look at that "boring" SteamVR patch with this in mind.
It's not just "maintenance." It's polish. Valve is "continuing to focus on OpenXR". They're improving Steam Link's wireless frame pacing to fix "judder" and "latency issues". They're reducing memory usage. They're improving controller compatibility for non-Valve hardware. They're even registering SteamVR in the Windows Registry to make it play nicer as the default runtime.
The Decks Are Being Cleared
This isn't a coincidence.
You don't polish your wireless VR software stack and improve third-party controller support at the exact same time your key Asian hardware partner rebrands to a name that isn't tied to a single, aging product.
This is a "clear the decks" operation.
I don't know what's coming. Maybe it's a "Steam Deck 2" with a heavy VR component. Maybe it's a new, standalone headset that relies on Steam Link. Maybe it's a hybrid monster that does both.
I don't know what it is, but Komodo knows. Valve knows. And they're not going to be caught with an outdated URL when it drops.
Something is happening.
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