Valve is doubling Steam Deck shipments, so you might get yours faster

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The company said it was doubling the number of steam decks it ships to customers. We will double the number of steam decks every week after today. There is a Valve account on the official steam deck account In response to a question from my colleague Sean Hollister, Valve designer LawrenceYang spelled out the change more clearly, "in previous weeks we were shipping x units / week to customers, starting this week we'll be shipping 2x units / week."

If you have been refreshing your inbox every Monday and Thursday for the chance to order your steam deck reservation, the increased production could be a sign that you might be able to buy your device sooner than you expected. My own reservation hasn't changed from its Q3 estimate on the steam deck steam page but maybe now that email will arrive sometime in the earlier side of the quarter The first Q3 order emails will go out on June 30th and you should keep an eye on your inbox.

Hello! Some great news on the production front. We just sent the last batch of Q2 emails, and we’ll start sending Q3 reservation emails on the 30th.

Production has picked up, and after today we'll be shipping more than double the number of Steam Decks every week! pic.twitter.com/kAHE0zRrV7

— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) June 27, 2022

You should keep an eye out for that email as Valve only gives you 72 hours to complete an order once it is sent out. The company recently clarified that it offers a grace period of "a few days" if you miss that window.

The steam deck has been at the top of the steam charts for nine of the last 11 weeks It is still an indication that Valve is selling handheld gaming PCs as fast as it can make them, despite the fact that a few Steam Deck orders can equate to a lot of sales of any individual game.

An unofficial tracker shows that Valve is still fulfilling orders of the 512GB model in the UK from the first hour of when they went on sale. The first day of reservations in the US is still being fulfilled by Valve.

The official dock was delayed due to increased production of steam deck. It will have better specifications when it arrives.