Who’s ready for this then? Valve have just announced they are going to start to increase Steam Deck shipments to the masses! Woo Hoo!
Back in February, the company launched Steam back after a two-month delay caused by material shortages which they are still trying to work on to this day. This is what they had to say upon the matter:
“We’ve just sent out the first set of order emails to Q2 reservers (in order of reservation time),” it said on Monday. “Starting today we’re ramping up Steam Deck shipments, and will be sending more order availability emails every week. Sometimes even twice a week!”
Thankfully, customers will be given the chance to have 72 hours from receipt of their order email to get a Steam Deck or their reservation will be passed onto the next person. This’ll give you plenty of time to decide whether the decision is the right one for you! 
Currently, the Steam Deck prices start at $399 / £349 (64GB eMMC), with increased storage options available for $529 / £459 (256GB NVMe SSD) and $649 / £569 (512GB NVMe SSD).
Unfortunately, the delays have meant new orders placed today won’t be available to reach you until after October 2022. This is obviously not the news a lot of people want to hear, but as they say patience is a virtue so we must stay strong! Especially considering the fact Valve said last month that it had fixed reported incidents of Steam Deck analogue stick drift via a software update.
