Following a significant delay due to supply chain issues and material shortages, Valve’s Steam Deck will be released in February, the company announced Wednesday .
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Following a significant delay due to supply chain issues and material shortages, Valve’s Steam Deck will be released in February, the company announced Wednesday. It’s a hot commodity. Valve introduced its Nintendo Switch-like portable PC gaming device on July 15. The next day, Valve’s site was bombarded with people trying to snag reservations. There are still a lot of questions about the device. We’re here to answer some of them. If you were quick, and your reservation was in the first batch of Steam Decks, you can expect the device in just over a month’s time. Valve said Wednesday the Steam Deck will launch at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on Feb.25. Units will start shipping on Feb.28, and more will go out on a weekly basis. The portable PC gaming console was originally expected to ship in December. But Valve sent an email to customers on Nov.10, saying the device had been delayed two months. Each preorder was given a release window based on when the reservation was placed. The Steam Deck page on the Steam store will display the window for those who already preordered. Valve says the Steam Deck’s battery will last for up to eight hours, depending on what games you play. More graphics-intensive games require more power, especially at a higher graphics setting. The game Portal 2, for example, can be played on a Steam Deck for four hours at 60 frames per second.
