That might be a bit niche to pursue. Like the mobile gaming device market isn’t that big, and devoting their limited resources to a niche product seems unwise.
Would be cool if they did, especially if they partnered with Valve to launch it with steam OS, like valve did with Lenovo.
I wonder if one of their existing mainboards would fit in the form factor of something like a Legion Go (which is quite a bit larger than a Steam Deck)
I can’t imagine they’d release a new chassis unless it was something radically different to their existing form factors, and even then, it would have to be a fairly big market sector, since they’re not really big enough to target anything niche.
Replacing an existing chassis would require that they continue developing and releasing new upgrades for the existing chassis in addition to the new one, or make all the internal parts interchangeable with one of the existing chassis, both options seems like an R&D nightmare for such a relatively small company. If they just dropped upgrading the existing chassis… well… that would kind of be counter to their ethos.
They’re probably not releasing a whole new model of laptop, and if they are, it’s probably a specialty design, like a steam deck or a surface as other’s have speculated.
If it’s new components, you can probably drop them in if they interest you.
I just got a Framework 16 about a year ago, and I'm not worried. I LOVE my fw, and I don't think you'll be disappointed. But I think the other commenters have the right of it, they're probably leaning into either a tablet or a handheld game console.