Valve can deliver more Steam Decks and will deliver pre-orders faster

Valve may produce more Steam Decks in the near future. The company says problems in its supply lines are improving. Buyers who are currently on the reservation list will receive their confirmation email before the end of the year. Other customers will also receive it sooner.

Valve writes in a blog post that Steam Deck production is “higher than ever before.” According to the company, the problems in supply lines that delayed Steam Deck production are starting to resolve. Therefore, the company can “fulfill the request of everyone on the reservation list more quickly.”

In concrete terms, this means that every potential buyer who is currently on the reservation list will receive a confirmation e-mail this year. Buyers who get that message then have 72 hours to order their Steam Deck. Other buyers are also likely to receive their device sooner. Customers who were on the reservation list for the fourth quarter of this year can expect that email as early as the third quarter, so between July and September. According to Valve, new reservations will be received for the time being before the end of the year, but the company warns that it can still be postponed to the first quarter of next year if there are too many registrations.

Valve has struggled to keep up with demand since the introduction of the Steam Deck. It is not known how many consoles the company has already delivered and by how much production will increase exactly. In June, the company postponed the delivery of the docking station for the Steam Deck indefinitely. That was because of material shortages and ‘covid-related closures’.