We already knew that Valve had to delay the Steam Deck, its handheld gaming PC, from December 2021 into February 2022 due to the ongoing chip shortage. Thankfully, that appears to be the only delay for the product before its release date, as Valve confirmed the Steam Deck will still make its new release date with no further delays.
In a recent interview with PCGamer, Valve designer Greg Coomer confirmed that the company will not have to delay the Steam Deck's release, with the first shipments still on track for a February 2022 release. "We're still bummed that we had to move from end of this year to beginning of next. But yeah, all the signs are pointing to us being able to ship in February," Coomer told PCGamer.
Despite the February 2022 release confirmed for the Steam Deck, many people who reserved a unit will not receive theirs until later in the year as well saw earlier this year when reservations when up in July. "It's a real product launch, so many thousands of people right away are going to receive Decks as soon as we're able to ship them," Coomer told PCGamer. "But even talking about thousands would be quite low compared to the volumes we're shooting for in the first few months."
The Steam Deck is one of many gaming handhelds negatively impacted by the chip shortage. The Playdate, a quirky little gaming handheld, was also delayed into 2022. While the Analogue Pocket was also negatively impacted by the chip shortage, it did meet its 2021 release date. Though new orders won't ship until next year and the device increased its price by $20.
For more on the Steam Deck, check out the packaging included with every unit. As well as our hands-on preview.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
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In a recent interview with PCGamer, Valve designer Greg Coomer confirmed that the company will not have to delay the Steam Deck's release, with the first shipments still on track for a February 2022 release. "We're still bummed that we had to move from end of this year to beginning of next. But yeah, all the signs are pointing to us being able to ship in February," Coomer told PCGamer.
Despite the February 2022 release confirmed for the Steam Deck, many people who reserved a unit will not receive theirs until later in the year as well saw earlier this year when reservations when up in July. "It's a real product launch, so many thousands of people right away are going to receive Decks as soon as we're able to ship them," Coomer told PCGamer. "But even talking about thousands would be quite low compared to the volumes we're shooting for in the first few months."
The Steam Deck is one of many gaming handhelds negatively impacted by the chip shortage. The Playdate, a quirky little gaming handheld, was also delayed into 2022. While the Analogue Pocket was also negatively impacted by the chip shortage, it did meet its 2021 release date. Though new orders won't ship until next year and the device increased its price by $20.
For more on the Steam Deck, check out the packaging included with every unit. As well as our hands-on preview.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
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