Valve have revealed that every day reservations of the Steam Deck are greater than at any time because the handheld launched in February this yr. The official Steam Deck Twitter account shared the coy stats in a tweet however, as ever, uncared for to enter element about simply what number of are being snapped up. Good job they’re pumping out extra Decks than even Valve anticipated, no less than.
We haven’t had a lot perception into how Steam Deck’s been performing for Valve since pre-order figures popped out of Steam’s HTML in July final yr. Valve have been getting on high of provide chain points because the Deck launched although, and dashing up wait occasions for orders. Final month, they mentioned that each one reservations could be shipped sooner than anticipated. Even Microsoft Gaming’s CEO Phil Spencer appeared eager on the Deck, however he acquired one earlier than they have been even launched.
In our Steam Deck evaluation, James loved the {hardware}’s portability and variety of video games on supply. The principle factor holding it again was the battery life. “Realistically, I feel most video games are going to land on the decrease finish of the battery life scale,” he mentioned, “which isn’t preferrred for lengthy commutes. And the inconsistency is a little bit of a difficulty too – it’s exhausting to inform how shortly a particular recreation will slurp up the juice till you’re already taking part in it.” Though you’re unlikely to seek out many gaming laptops that final for much longer, he identified.
Steam Decks value between £350 for the essential mannequin and £570 for the top-end model. You’ll be able to reserve one right here, however anticipate to be ready till the top of the yr to get your palms on one. In case your Deck’s already arrived then why not try James’ information to the highest micro SD playing cards for Steam Deck to shove a number of the greatest video games for Steam Deck onto?