In November, Valve gave everyone some bad news, revealing a two-month delay for the Steam Deck, but itโ€™s starting off 2022 on a better note. In its latest update, the company says it โ€œlooks likeโ€ Steam Deck shipments will start by the end of February. Of course, weโ€™re in a pandemic, and things can always change, but the preorder windows for Verge staffers are holding steady with their original projections โ€” you can check your status here.

Happy January! We have a small update for you today – tl;dr – we’re still on track to ship in February.

Check it out here: https://t.co/pQXC101JCV

โ€” Steam Deck (@OnDeck) January 13, 2022

Just as important as the hardware, however, is the games that youโ€™ll try to play on the thing. Valve apparently shipped out โ€œhundredsโ€ of Steam Deck units to developers last month so that they can make sure their PC games are fully compatible with its software environment and AMD-powered hardware.

Testing is required to get a green โ€œverifiedโ€ checkmark in Steam, and weโ€™ve already seen posts on social media showing the makers of the most popular titles trying their games out on the Steam Deck. The only thing we still donโ€™t have, oddly, is a price for or picture of the Steam Deck dock thatโ€™s supposed to help you put those games on the big screen. Hopefully, weโ€™ll get a look at that, and some time with Valveโ€™s latest hardware project, in the next few weeks.

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