Valve has officially revealed the Steam Deck release date. Where will launch on February 25, 2022, and they will email the first batch of orders to reservation holders.
"The customer will have three days, from receiving the order email to make a purchase. Before the reservation is submitted to the next person who is already in line," Valve wrote.
As quoted by us from Steam, Saturday (29/1/2022), the first Steam Deck units will be sent to gamers starting on February 28th. Then they plan to release each batch of new order emails on a weekly cadence.
"In the meantime, we are working on fixing some things that need to be adjusted. We are very excited to launch it to fans at the end of next month," wrote Valve.
As a reference, Valve outlines details regarding its handheld console. Invitations are sent after 10.00 PST, 25 February or around 26 February at 01.00 WIB.
"Emails will be sent in the same order as the reservation. Users can only order the Steam Deck model, as when pre-ordered. Then the reservation deposit will be applied to the final price of this console, including shipping costs," explained Valve.
Its presence has been eagerly awaited by gamers, especially in the Asian region. Even based on a survey, its popularity beat the Nintendo Switch.
Of the 10 Asian countries, Steam Deck had three times as many searches on Google as of July 2021. Take Japan, for example, where it has nearly eight times as much volume as the Switch OLED.
While residents in the Philippines or Singapore, especially Indonesia, where the gap is really felt, up to 84% of online search volume and leaving only 16% for consoles made by Nintendo.
Even so, Valve itself has confirmed that they will not be presenting exclusive games on this Portable PC. Because according to him, it does not make sense.
"No, it doesn't make sense to us. This is a PC and it should be like playing games on a PC," Valve wrote.