Steam has announced a delay in shipping its new handheld console, the Steam Deck.
An official statement on Steam reads:
“The launch of Steam Deck will be delayed by two months. We’re sorry about this—we did our best to work around the global supply chain issues, but due to material shortages, components aren’t reaching our manufacturing facilities in time for us to meet our initial launch dates.
Based on our updated build estimates, Steam Deck will start shipping to customers February 2022. This will be the new start date of the reservation queue—all reservation holders keep their place in line but dates will shift back accordingly. Reservation date estimates will be updated shortly after this announcement.
Again, we’re sorry we won’t be able to make our original ship date. We’ll continue working to improve reservation dates based on the new timeline, and will keep folks updated as we go.”
While prospective customers will have to wait a few more months for the Steam Deck, they’re hardly the only ones sweating the supply chain disruptions that are causing the delay. PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch production have also been destabilized, making any console supplies difficult for vendors to keep stocked.
At this time, Steam intends for Steam Decks to ship in February 2022.
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