Numbers are going up on a daily basis according to Valve
Valve have revealed that daily reservations of theSteam Deckare higher than at any time since the handheld launched in February this year. The official Steam Deck Twitter account shared the coy stats in atweetbut, as ever, neglected to go into detail about just how many are being snapped up. Good job they’re pumping outmore Decksthan even Valve expected, at least.
We haven’t had much insight into how Steam Deck’s been performing for Valve sincepre-order figurespopped out of Steam’s HTML in July last year. Valve have been getting on top of supply chain issues since the Deck launched though, and speeding up wait times for orders. Last month, they said that all reservations would beshipped earlierthan expected. Even Microsoft Gaming’s CEO Phil Spencerseemed keenon the Deck, but he got one before they were even released.
In ourSteam Deck review, James enjoyed the hardware’s portability and diversity of games on offer. The main thing holding it back was the battery life. “Realistically, I think most games are going to land at the lower end of the battery life scale,” he said, “which isn’t ideal for long commutes. And the inconsistency is a bit of an issue too – it’s hard to tell how quickly a specific game will slurp up the juice until you’re already playing it.” Although you’re unlikely to find many gaming laptops that last much longer, he pointed out.
Steam Decks cost between £350 for the basic model and £570 for the top-end version. You can reserve onehere, but expect to be waiting until the end of the year to get your hands on one. If your Deck’s already arrived then why not check out James’ guide to thetop micro SD cards for Steam Deckto shove some of thebest games for Steam Deckonto?
