Portable PC Gaming Console Steam Deck Delayed By Two Months

When Valve unveiled their Steam Deck console back in July, it was slated to be the next big thing in the gaming industry. After all, it was supposed to be a mobile alternative to PC gaming, which often requires super-high specs.

Whether it would fulfill that promise is yet to be seen, and now we have to wait some more for that answer.

Valve has announced that their portable PC gaming console, Steam Deck, is being delayed until February 2022. The console was scheduled to launch this December but was delayed due to global supply chain issues and material shortages.

Even though the launch is delayed, the shipping will be carried out according to the existing reservation queue. This means that the first set of customers to reserve the console will get theirs shipped early next February.

Valve is being hit with the same material shortages that are preventing gamers around the world from getting their hands on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and some of Nvidia’s 30 series graphic cards.

The console’s design is very reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch and features a similar set of buttons with different placements and a touchscreen. It will allow users to access their Steam library to play PC games on the system.

Although it is marketed as a gaming console, it really is a portable PC, which could potentially run other games aside from the ones offered by Steam. Naturally, users will also be able to install other entertainment apps to stream other content.

Go ahead and reserve yours for five dollars right now if you want to see it in your hands before the next summer.

Source: Steam

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