In November, Valve gave everyone some bad news, revealing a two-month delay for the Steam Deck, but itโs starting off 2022 on a better note. In its latest update, the company says it โlooks likeโ Steam Deck shipments will start by the end of February. Of course, weโre 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 youโll try to play on the thing. Valve apparently shipped out โhundredsโ 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 โverifiedโ checkmark in Steam, and weโve 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 donโt have, oddly, is a price for or picture of the Steam Deck dock thatโs supposed to help you put those games on the big screen. Hopefully, weโll get a look at that, and some time with Valveโs latest hardware project, in the next few weeks.