Steam Deck goes on sale February 25 — what you need to know

Steam Deck goes on sale February 25 — what you demand to know

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The Steam Deck volition continue auction starting on Feb 25, announced Valve in a web log mail service. On that date, those who reserved the handheld will be notified via electronic mail and have three days to identify their orders. New batches of the device volition release on a weekly ground afterward.

"On Feb 25th, we will be sending out the showtime batch of guild emails to reservation holders," says Valve. "Customers volition have three days (72 hours) from receipt of their guild e-mail to make their purchase, before their reservation is released to the next person in the queue. The first units will be on their way to customers starting the 28th, and nosotros plan to release new society email batches on a weekly cadence."

Valve will starting time sending invites presently afterward 10 am PST on February 25. Emails volition be sent in the same order that reservations were made. The visitor says that folks can simply order the Steam Deck model they originally reserved and that reservation deposits volition exist applied to the final price of the Steam Deck – shipping costs included.

Steam Deck rotating GIF — (Paradigm credit: Valve)

The mail besides says that Valve volition before long brainstorm sending out review units and that the review embargo lifts on Feb. 25. The company also said it is working to "necktie up the last few loose ends and polish some rough edges," before the Steam Deck officially launches.

This is great news for those (like myself) who reserved the Steam Deck late final year and were disappointed that the handheld would be delayed. If yous recall, units were originally supposed to start aircraft as early as December of last year. The company recently said it was on track to ship units during the new time window and it now seems it will make good on that promise.

Wait a full Steam Deck review from us in February. At the very least, developers have been left surprised with how well their games have been running on the handheld. Ballsy Games less then, with the publisher confirming that information technology will not bring Fortnite to Steam Deck. In the meantime, be sure to head over to our Steam Deck hub to find the latest information nosotros've gathered on Valve's powerful handheld PC. A listing of compatible Steam games was recently unveiled, and then make to meet if your favorite PC games will be playable on the device.

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