Last year, Valve launched the Steam Deck handheld console. The consoles were exclusively sold via the pre-reservation method up until now, but now the Steam Deck is finally available for direct purchase.
The company revealed in a blog post that it has been dealing with supply chain issues and component shortages, but thanks to Valve’s efforts, the ever-increasing reservation rate has been surpassed. Of course, the manufacturer reserves the right to return to taking reservations if demand is too high, citing “production, processing, and shipping bandwidth as still finite.”
The Steam Deck has a starting price of €419; however, this configuration only has 64 GB of eMMC storage. The 256GB SSD variant is priced at €549, while the top-end model, which has the “fastest storage,” anti-glare etched glass, an exclusive carrying case, and a virtual keyboard theme, has a price tag of €679. The most affordable option will be available for orders later this year, while users who purchase the latter two varieties will start receiving their consoles within 1-2 weeks.
Valve has also launched the Steam Deck Docking Station, which features three USB 3.1 ports, one HDMI 2.0 port, a DisplayPort 1.4, and a Gigabit Ethernet jack. It can be used to connect the Steam Deck to two external displays and multiple other Valve devices, and it can also charge the console simultaneously.
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