As we say goodbye to Q2 and hello to Q3, Valve has confirmed that production of Steam Deck units has increased to the point where they're going to be sending out a lot more.
Today is one of the usual days for emails to go out (so check your inbox) and Thursday is the other day where it happens. From this Thursday (30th June), things will be just a bit different. Confirming the details on Twitter, the official OnDeck account said:
Hello! Some great news on the production front. We just sent the last batch of Q2 emails, and we’ll start sending Q3 reservation emails on the 30th. Production has picked up, and after today we'll be shipping more than double the number of Steam Decks every week!
You can check your reservation status on the official Steam Deck page. Also don't worry if you miss your email, you do get another chance to get a Steam Deck.
Designer Lawrence Yang, who recently warned people about certain SSD upgrades, also mentioned on Twitter:
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.We’re looking forward to getting more Steam Decks into your hands! As you may imagine it’s pretty difficult to make hardware right now, and the team has been kicking ass behind the scenes to keep Steam Deck production ramping.
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Dashed good news!
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Mohandevir Jun 27, 2022
Good news! I was starting to loose faith that I would get it in Q3, with the current shipping rate...
I can't stand it anymore! Where is mine!!?? My Precious!!
I can't stand it anymore! Where is mine!!?? My Precious!!
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Oh man, please dont give me xmas hope xD
I'm after Q3, I expect mine next summer haha
I'm after Q3, I expect mine next summer haha
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areamanplaysgame Jun 27, 2022
Good.
I got mine Friday and I'm loving it. I hope everyone who's still waiting doesn't have to wait too much longer!
I got mine Friday and I'm loving it. I hope everyone who's still waiting doesn't have to wait too much longer!
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TheRiddick Jun 28, 2022
I'm just going to wait for AMD's next-next APU lineup see what handheld vendors can do with RDNA3.
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My pre-order still says after Q3 and I got it right as it changed over from Q3 to after Q3 [I took a day to think about it XD] so either they figured this ramp up in long ago, or they haven't updated the order page.
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I'm just going to wait for AMD's next-next APU lineup see what handheld vendors can do with RDNA3.
Thus far all the other vendors charge a small fortune compared to the steam deck and don't offer the same kind of controls. Though almost all of them have better CPUs already since the steam deck CPU/GPU is already pretty old by cutting edge terms.
The real question I wonder is if/when we'll see a 3rd party actually get a price that comes close to the steam deck with matching or better performance.
For myself I'm not interested in spending over $500 on a handheld, especially since I have to buy 3 of anything I get. [kids]
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woo! Maybe there's hope i'll actually get my Deck this year! Nice!
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gradyvuckovic Jun 28, 2022
Great to hear Valve will be shipping more units. Single most important thing for the Steam Deck right now is building the size of the userbase. The more Steam Deck gamers there are, the more devs will feel the pressure to either begin supporting it, or increase their support for it.
Hopefully Valve can get to at least a million Decks by the end of the year. It's hard for game developers to ignore a device like the Steam Deck when it has a userbase of that many active users, and a million units in 2022 would set Valve up nicely for a target of shipping at least that many next year too, and hopefully clear enough of the backlog of orders to open up orders for shipping to more countries.
Hopefully Valve can get to at least a million Decks by the end of the year. It's hard for game developers to ignore a device like the Steam Deck when it has a userbase of that many active users, and a million units in 2022 would set Valve up nicely for a target of shipping at least that many next year too, and hopefully clear enough of the backlog of orders to open up orders for shipping to more countries.
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Good.I got mine on Friday, too. It's awesome and well worth the wait!
I got mine Friday and I'm loving it. I hope everyone who's still waiting doesn't have to wait too much longer!
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Arehandoro Jun 28, 2022
Q3 is my slot, hopefully get that sweet email on Thursday.
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ElamanOpiskelija Jun 28, 2022
Steam Deck multiplying the production and still barely catching up with orders, and then more GPD Win's, more AYA Neo's, OneXPlayer, AYN Odin, and Ambernic and...
... and yet some were still thinking that there's no market for a hand-held PC.
... and yet some were still thinking that there's no market for a hand-held PC.
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CyborgZeta Jun 28, 2022
I agree on price. For $400, the Steam Deck is a heck of a deal. I bought a 512 GB SSD to replace the SSD for less than $100, so for less than $500 I get a handheld PC that can play a good amount of PC games, and handle emulation up to PS2. I like mine more than I thought I would so far.I'm just going to wait for AMD's next-next APU lineup see what handheld vendors can do with RDNA3.
Thus far all the other vendors charge a small fortune compared to the steam deck and don't offer the same kind of controls. Though almost all of them have better CPUs already since the steam deck CPU/GPU is already pretty old by cutting edge terms.
The real question I wonder is if/when we'll see a 3rd party actually get a price that comes close to the steam deck with matching or better performance.
For myself I'm not interested in spending over $500 on a handheld, especially since I have to buy 3 of anything I get. [kids]
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For $400, the Steam Deck is a heck of a deal. I bought a 512 GB SSD to replace the SSD for less than $100, so for less than $500 I get a handheld PCHmmm . . . say, slightly off topic, but during the run-up to the Deck arriving people were talking about it being sort of secondarily, on top of the gaming, like having a really cheap little laptop. It occurs to me that while it's a bit underwhelming as a laptop, it can totally replace a tablet, like an iPad or something. I mean, it's like a tablet only the gaming is better, it's easier to hold, and it's got controllers. Pretty much anything you can do on a tablet, you can do on the Deck, only it's probably easier and more comfortable.
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hardpenguin Jun 29, 2022
Good! Now how about that Steam Controller 2.0...
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areamanplaysgame Jun 29, 2022
For $400, the Steam Deck is a heck of a deal. I bought a 512 GB SSD to replace the SSD for less than $100, so for less than $500 I get a handheld PCHmmm . . . say, slightly off topic, but during the run-up to the Deck arriving people were talking about it being sort of secondarily, on top of the gaming, like having a really cheap little laptop. It occurs to me that while it's a bit underwhelming as a laptop, it can totally replace a tablet, like an iPad or something. I mean, it's like a tablet only the gaming is better, it's easier to hold, and it's got controllers. Pretty much anything you can do on a tablet, you can do on the Deck, only it's probably easier and more comfortable.
I think this is totally true. I have an old Amazon Fire and have been trying to figure out how to turn it into a Linux tablet for a while. It occurred to me when I started playing around with desktop mode on the Deck that I have a Linux tablet now.
I mean, not all that cost effective compared to a Fire, but better in every other way.
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areamanplaysgame Jun 29, 2022
Good! Now how about that Steam Controller 2.0...
I think the Deck illustrates exactly what they were trying to do with the Steam Controller in a way that hopefully will finally make sense to people.
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Mohandevir Jun 30, 2022
Holy crap! More than double?! Vastly underestimated... My rtReserveTime queue was progressing by 4-5mins per 3 days, in average... It just got bumped by 48mins for the last 3 days. I'm 15mins from ordering... Meaning I went up from 54.75% to 89.37% on GetMyDeck.
Will I be able to order it on monday? Please! Please! Please! Make it so!
Update (July 4th): Just got my email! "My precious" is ordered! Q3 is really ramping up!
Last edited by Mohandevir on 4 July 2022 at 6:17 pm UTC
Will I be able to order it on monday? Please! Please! Please! Make it so!
Update (July 4th): Just got my email! "My precious" is ordered! Q3 is really ramping up!
Last edited by Mohandevir on 4 July 2022 at 6:17 pm UTC
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Philadelphus Jun 30, 2022
Oh wow, they weren't kidding about shipping out more! 
My expected order time was "after Q2", and I just got my email today—technically still the last day of Q2 here in the US.
(I suppose I'll still actually receive it in Q3…
)
My expected order time was "after Q2", and I just got my email today—technically still the last day of Q2 here in the US. (I suppose I'll still actually receive it in Q3…
)
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