Valve is in a similar position to Sony, where both companies are catching up to the pent up demand for their respective platforms. Where Steam Deck is going moving forward should be more positive. Even though there’s little time left, it is a good sign that they can commit to getting those orders out before the end of the month, and of course, the year. It has taken them a little over two weeks to start shipping for those orders. So, these orders that Valve is updating their customers on now, were entered within a span of 24 hours. In fact, orders for Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan weren’t available until November 30. They weren’t able to announce bringing the Steam Deck to more regions until earlier this year. Their very reservation system, which was put in place because demand outstripped supply, gave their customers problems from ordering the Steam Deck for themselves, leading to scalpers taking advantage.Īs we now know, Valve did manage to get over their launch jitters, but it took a very long time. Very few units were available on the onset, even after Valve limited what regions would be able to get the console directly. Even with issues with manufacturing and chip supplies taken into account, it was essentially Valve’s inexperience that turned out to be the greatest stumbling block to their platform’s launch. While the platform received glowing reviews and critical acclaim, Valve found selling the console a different matter altogether.
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