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Valve said the new revision isn't coming for a while, and tbf it's a "relatively" inexpensive device so you'd be able to sell it without losing a lot of money even when a new one is announced. I'd recommend getting the cheapest 64GB version and upgrading the drive yourself.

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>Valve said the new revision isn't coming for a while,

That doesen't make it tue. I worked in consumer electronics development in the past, and it was normal to deny any rumors of an updated and improved product being in the works because otherwise consumers would not buy your current stuff and just wait it out for the next better thing.

Otherwise known as the Osborne effect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect

Before cracking the case and doing surgery try running it with a microSD card first. ~40 USD for a good 512GB micro SD card provides sufficient performance for many games. Lastly, remember to remove the micro SD card before opening the case otherwise you will snap the SD card.

I agree. I have the 64gb with a 512 SD card in it, and it was totally sufficient for over a year. In the last month I also upgraded the internal drive, and that's another nice performance improvement, but it was still a great experience before that.

They make 512GB microSD cards now? This really is the future.

They (SanDisk, etc) currently make and sell 1TB microsd cards. 2TB ones are supposed to enter production late this year / early next.

I wouldn't be surprised if they are working closely with AMD on a more customized chip suitable for the next iteration, and possibly waiting for the TSMC 3mm node to have some availability to make a chip that's very power efficient.

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