Valve Has Great News for Those With Steam Deck Reservations

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For anyone waiting for an update on Steam Deck reservations, Valve has provided some good news. Earlier today, Valve announced an update on the Steam Deck production and stated that anyone with Steam Deck reservations can expect to get their own this year.

Valve made the announcement in a Twitter post sharing the news about the Steam Deck releases this year and provided a little more information about it. According to the post, anyone with a current Steam Deck reservation can expect to receive them by the end of this year. The supply chain issues had cleared up, and as a result, plenty of people's orders got moved up to Q3 2022 release, and the rest of the reservations are in the Q4 2022 release window.

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The post also cleared up some confusion on the release windows in the comments section, adding that Q3 stands for July through September, while Q4 includes October through December. The general reception to the post has been generally positive so far, with many in the comments section expressing their surprise from this update. Some were still skeptical of the news, but there are plenty who were excited to be able to receive their Steam Decks this year.

The post also provided a link to the main Steam website where Valve continued to give more details about Steam Deck production and what players can expect. In the post, Valve states that it will be able to meet the demands sooner than expected for everyone in the reservation queue waiting for the Steam Deck. Now that many of the supply chain issues have gradually cleared up, this allows Valve to continue production of Steam Decks. Valve will now be able to continue producing more Steam Decks «faster than