V said that Steam Deck will not be delayed any longer and will be launched in February

Today, Valve said in an interview with foreign game media pcgamer that Steam Deck will not be postponed again and will be launched on time in February next year. But Greg Coomer, a designer at V News, said the team still regrets that steam Deck's release date had to be postponed from the end of this year to the beginning of next year due to chip production shortages and shipping delays that continue to have a serious impact on the industry. However, all indications are that the Steam Deck will be able to ship on time in February next year.

The V-Club did not disclose the exact number of Steam Deck pre-orders, but Coomer noted that the Steam Deck launch, unlike many other hardware releases, does not require the company to supply thousands of retail stores. Currently, the game handheld is only sold through Steam.

Greg Coomer said the company will launch a product that will attract a large number of users at the beginning, and then build and improve over time, and the product will always be loved by players; rather than a product that starts to make a big splash and ends up being unpopular. If things go the way the company predicts, Steam Deck will have millions of customers.

The bottleneck for the V Society is not the production of the Steam Deck itself, but the acquisition of all the parts needed for the hardware. Coomer said that given the shortage, the Steam Deck team identified a plan to face "about 50 high-risk issues that may be difficult to solve." And team members have been actively communicating with partners and will have them supply these parts in a timely manner.