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Chip shortage again: Steam Deck console postponed to 2022
Valve updates that the portable console that was expected to be released in December this year will be postponed by two months, and will reach us only in February 2022
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Thursday, 11 November 2021, 09:00 Updated: 09:06
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Steam Deck (Valve)
Valve, which announced Steam Deck about three months ago - a new portable console that also connects to a TV and allows players to access their game library from a sets platform anywhere, is postponing the release date by two months.
The reason is not hard to guess: the global chip shortage.
Although no exact date has been announced, the company released an update on the official website where we updated that the console is due to be released during December 2021 will now be delayed until February 2022, and the shortage of console and computer gamers in the past year seems to hit the players expecting Valve portable console.
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This is the update as posted on the Valve website: "The launch of the Steam Deck will be delayed by two months. We apologize, we did our best to overcome the global supply chain issues, but due to a lack of necessary components, they do not reach our production facilities in time to ensure launch dates. That we promised. "
"Based on our current construction estimates we estimate that the Steam Deck will begin shipping to customers in February 2022. We apologize again for not being able to meet the original schedule we set, and we will update accordingly."
Valve also stated that all those who pre-ordered the console in advance will receive the console at the new date, and their place in the queue will not be lost due to the changes in the launch date.
(Photo: official website, valve)
(Photo: official website, valve)
We can only hope that the lack of chips will not hurt the new date they set, and Valve has already stated that the console's operating system will be based on Linux and will run an anti-cheater system in online games, and also check the compatibility of games and update players. .
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