Valve says it’s “ramping up” Steam Deck shipments

It’s Monday, and Valve has despatched its subsequent weekly batch of Steam Deck order emails to individuals who have reserved one of many coveted handheld gaming PCs. However in case you are nonetheless eagerly ready to your electronic mail to come back via, there’s excellent news: Valve says it’s “ramping up” Steam Deck shipments, sending extra order emails each week, and “generally” plans to ship them twice per week.

Valve had alluded to the potential for a ramp-up. “In manufacturing phrases, [production] will ramp in a short time,” Valve’s Lawrence Yang stated in a February interview with IGN. “Within the first month — in a short time — we’ll be within the tens of hundreds. By the second month, we’ll be within the a whole lot of hundreds. And past that, it would develop even faster.” Hopefully, these estimates are nonetheless consistent with what we are able to probably count on for the manufacturing of latest items.

It’s unclear if the elevated manufacturing will trigger order estimates on the Steam Deck web site to maneuver up or if present estimates already mirror the deliberate ramp, and Valve didn’t instantly reply to a request for clarification. (Selfishly, I’m questioning this as a result of I’d actually like to position my estimated Q3 order sooner.)

If you’re fortunate sufficient to order your individual Steam Deck, it’s best to know that you simply would possibly run into some bugs or points with the machine, although Valve is pushing frequent updates to make things better. If you wish to get an thought of what to anticipate, try my colleague Sean Hollister’s evaluate and one month later FAQ.