Steam Deck On Track To Ship In February Says Valve Deck Verified Program Ramping Up

Could the release of Valve’s Steam Deck be pushed back yet again? The anticipated handheld gaming PC has already been delayed once, and chip shortages are still very much a thing, so could the release date slip again? Thankfully, it seems that won’t be the case. Valve has provided an early 2022 update on the state of the Steam Deck, and according to them, they’ll be getting units “out the door” by late February.

Of course, not everybody’s unit will ship in February, as they’re going out on a first-ordered, first-served basis. In case you’ve forgotten, you can check when your unit will be available here. Meanwhile, Valve has also been ramping up their Steam Deck Verified program (Portal 2 is the first game to officially receive the “Deck Verified” checkmark) by sending out testing kits to devs…

Sounds like it’s full speed ahead for the Steam Deck! Anybody out there expecting to get their hands on one this year?