Did you pre-order a Steam Deck? Good news – Valve is increasing production

techradar.com:

Valve has announced that Steam Deck production is being increased, promising that from June 28, 2022 shipment numbers from the console will have doubled, writing that «today we'll be shipping more than double the number of Steam Decks every week».

This information comes directly from the official Steam Deck Twitter account, where the company also confirmed some good news for gamers who pre-ordered the handheld gaming PC, announcing that orders promised for Q2 are almost complete, with Q3 reservation emails planned for the 30 June.

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! pic.twitter.com/kAHE0zRrV7June 27, 2022

Just for clarification, this refers to pre-orders with an estimated delivery date of Q3, not orders taken during Q3. These estimates were provided back during the Steam Deck's launch as Valve didn't cap the number of preorders that could be made, so you can check your initial reservation confirmation email to check if your console will be delivered in this drop.

The Steam Deck Twitter account(opens in new tab) also provided some guidance on checking your reservation, writing«If you're expecting your email and haven't received it yet, give it some time to make its way through the internet. Or just go to https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck (while logged in) to check your reservation status.»

While the Steam Deck has a few teething problems to work through, namely fan noise and production, it's clear from Valve's recent announcements that it's happy to put the work in, having already implemented