"We're trying to make sure to keep options open" Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun In case you missed it, Valve confirmed the Steam Controller's price and release date yesterday. Naturally, as part of that reveal they've faced a bunch of questions about the other hardware they've got in the works, including the Steam Machine and the more distant next Steam Deck. As far as the latter's concerned, they still aren't saying much, but have at least confirmed they've busy working on both it and making sure current Decks don't keep going out of stock amid the ongoing RAM crisis . First, the status of Steam Deck 2: The Deckpire Steams Back. "We're hard at work on it," Valve programmer Pierre-Loup Griffais told the Ian Games Network . "And obviously every step of the way, if you look at our hardware projects over the years, you can draw a straight line from the original Steam Controller and Steam Machine to Steam Deck, to everything that we're announcing and shipping this year.…