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Steam Deck launch delayed due to supply chain issues, now expected to start shipping in February 2022

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  1. [5]
    kfwyre
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    My ship date got moved from Q1 2022 to Q2. I'm fine with it. I already built in some "Valve time" to my expectations, and I've been waiting years for a device like this, so another couple of...

    My ship date got moved from Q1 2022 to Q2. I'm fine with it. I already built in some "Valve time" to my expectations, and I've been waiting years for a device like this, so another couple of months isn't really an issue for me. I honestly wasn't expecting to get it until late in 2022 anyway.

    I will be curious to see if the Playdate is able to ship on time. It's the other handheld on my horizon, but I keep expecting to hear any day now that they're pushing them back too.

    11 votes
    1. kfwyre
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      Sure enough...

      I will be curious to see if the Playdate is able to ship on time. It's the other handheld on my horizon, but I keep expecting to hear any day now that they're pushing them back too.

      Sure enough...

      10 votes
    2. JCPhoenix
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      Same. Moved to Q2. Which I kinda figured would be the case. Even when they announced this, I was thinking "wait, what about the supply shortage?" I thought it was a very aggressive timeline.

      Same. Moved to Q2. Which I kinda figured would be the case. Even when they announced this, I was thinking "wait, what about the supply shortage?" I thought it was a very aggressive timeline.

      6 votes
    3. [2]
      AugustusFerdinand
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      Is yours in Q2 or after? Mine says "Your expected order availability: After Q2 2022" for the 512GB version.

      My ship date got moved from Q1 2022 to Q2.

      Is yours in Q2 or after? Mine says "Your expected order availability: After Q2 2022" for the 512GB version.

      2 votes
      1. kfwyre
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        No “after” in mine: I got the 512GB one as well.

        No “after” in mine:

        Your expected order availability: Q2 2022

        I got the 512GB one as well.

        2 votes
  2. feigneddork
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    I mean with the global shipping outages, who can blame them? It’s hitting pretty much everyone. I do hope the Steam Deck get shipped soon though. Even though I haven’t purchased one I was looking...

    I mean with the global shipping outages, who can blame them? It’s hitting pretty much everyone.

    I do hope the Steam Deck get shipped soon though. Even though I haven’t purchased one I was looking forward to seeing if it could disrupt the handheld gaming market.

    8 votes
  3. [2]
    Tardigrade
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    The other interesting side of this is if you haven't looked at the dates since you ordered they've shifted those back. Mine moved from q3 to q1 and now q2 for this change. I wonder if they managed...

    The other interesting side of this is if you haven't looked at the dates since you ordered they've shifted those back. Mine moved from q3 to q1 and now q2 for this change. I wonder if they managed to change their timelines earlier in the year to move more at once even if they're all now slightly slower.

    3 votes
    1. mtset
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      It seems likely that there are one or two parts causing the delay, so they can assemble everything else and then get them out once those parts come in.

      It seems likely that there are one or two parts causing the delay, so they can assemble everything else and then get them out once those parts come in.

      4 votes