Valve has delayed the launch of the Steam Deck by two months

The Steam Deck from Valve was due to launch in December 2021 (for customers who reserved it early enough), however, Valve has now sent an email out to all customers who reserved a Steam Deck to inform them that the launch is now delayed by two months. Those who reserved the Steam Deck for December 2021 will now receive it in February 2022.

You can read more about the Steam Deck in our article here.

It appears the delay has occurred due to global supply chain shortages, which is causing issues for many compnaies not only Valve. The company said in the email sent out:

“we did our best to work around the global supply chain issues, but due to material shortages, components aren’t reaching our manufacturing facilities in time for us to meet our initial launch dates.”

All customers who had reserved a Steam Deck will have their reservation estimate pushed back by two months.

You can see your new delivery estimation or seeavailability for new orders on the Steam Deck store page here.

Written By

Jake Bywater