Recap: Valve’s Steam Deck launched on the finish of February to a lot fanfare. Unfortunately for potential consumers, the corporate accrued a big backlog of reservations within the lead up due partly to international element shortages and provide chain woes stemming from the pandemic.
Good information got here down the pipe this week as Valve mentioned it not too long ago despatched out the primary batch of order e-mails to Q2 reservation holders. Better but, Valve is ramping up Steam Deck shipments and shall be sending extra order availability e-mails every week – as much as two waves per week at occasions.
Welcome to Q2! We’ve simply despatched out the primary set of order emails to Q2 reservers (so as of reservation time). Starting at present we’re ramping up Steam Deck shipments, and shall be sending extra order availability emails each week. Sometimes even twice per week! pic.twitter.com/54TAoCQXfd
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) April 4, 2022
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A fast verify of the Steam Deck product web page signifies new order anticipated availability has slipped to October 2022 or later. That means in the event you reserve a spot in line at present, you will not have the chance to put an order till October 2022 or later on the earliest.
It’s wild to think about purchasing for the vacations in April, however right here we’re.
There are methods to get your arms on a Steam Deck sooner, but it surely’ll value you. Looking at not too long ago offered Steam Decks on eBay, in-hand models from respected sellers (not apparent spam accounts) within the US begin round $1,000 and scale up from there relying on the {hardware} configuration. For comparability, the entry-level Steam Deck with 64GB of eMMC retails for $399 immediately from Valve.
Have you had an opportunity to check out the Steam Deck but? If so, does it reside as much as your expectations for a conveyable PC gaming machine?
