Official Dock for the Steam Deck Has Been Delayed
Valve has been shipping its handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, to all the reservation holders for a few months now, and a substantial number of users already have their devices. Since the Deck only has one USB-C port, however, connecting multiple peripherals like a mouse and keyboard to it at the same time is impossible without a USB hub of some sort.
Third-party docks will do the trick for Steam Deck users in most cases, but Valve announced an official dock alongside the device itself, only for it to not appear during its initial Spring 2022 release window. Valve has now issued a statement on the matter, confirming suspicions that the Steam Deck Docking Station is, indeed, delayed.
Remote Play Together Now Working on Steam Deck
Even though the Steam Deck performs the same in docked mode, the availability of an official Docking Station for the device would greatly increase its flexibility and utility, both in the case of gaming and productivity tasks. According to Valve, the Station had to be delayed due to a shortage of parts and COVID closures of the manufacturing facilities used in its production, although this doesn't seem to have had an effect on the production of the Steam Deck itself.
The exact specifications of the Steam Deck Docking Station list a variety of ports available on the backside of the device, which is housed in an angled chassis that comes with a built-in 90-degree USB-C cable for the Deck. Users can expect a DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, an extra USB-C, and a grand total of three USB-A 3.1 ports, whjch is a far cry from the Deck's default port selection.
Of course, even though it's now been delayed in an official capacity, the Steam Dock may still come out in 2022. The specifics of its
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