Valve’s PC handheld is postponed to 2022
Originally, Valve’s Steam Deck was supposed to see the light of day this year. As the company admitted in a recent press release, the market launch of the PC handheld had to be postponed by two months due to delivery bottlenecks in production.
In the summer of this year, those responsible at Valve announced the Steam Deck, a new handheld that will enable players to use the Steam library on the go.
After the company had previously spoken of a launch at the end of this year, Valve admitted in a recent announcement that the market launch of the Steam Deck had to be postponed by two months and thus to February 2022. A step that Valve justifies with supply bottlenecks in the production and supply chain. “Due to a shortage of materials, the components do not reach our production facilities on time so that we can meet our initial market launch dates,” says Valve.
Handheld does not directly compete with the Switch
The company also stated that all pre-orders are of course still valid: “Again, we are sorry that we cannot meet our original shipping date. We will continue to work on updating the reservation dates based on the new timeline and will keep people informed. “
On the subject: Steam Deck: According to Gabe Newell, no direct competition to Nintendo’s Switch
The Steam Deck is available in several versions, which differ from each other mainly in terms of the integrated memory and the scope of delivery. We have more details on the different versions and their features here summarized for you.
By the way, those responsible at Valve attach great importance to the fact that the Steam Deck is not a direct competitor to Nintendo’s Switch. Instead, the PC handheld should be aimed primarily at gamers who are used to holding an “expensive and ergonomic” gaming controller in their hands.
Source: Valve
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