Where’s your Steam Deck preorder email? Valve explains

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The $400-and-up portable gaming PC the Steam Deck went on sale this morning, but you didn't get an email from Valve. I didn't, too, because they're going out in small batches rather than all at once, the next batches won't.

Did you make a reservation for Q1? You should receive your email by the end of March. What is the date of Q2 2022? They will start in April since I ordered mine on the very first day.

If your reservation says after Q2 2022, then perhaps they'll stop shipping weekly at that point? Q3 would run from July to September.

The good news is that Valve won't send you an invite until your unit is ready to ship, and you won't have to pay anything. You will have to decide if you want to be an early adopter. It is an early access game console, like I explain in my Steam Deck review.

There are some questions that aren't addressed in the reviews. I will try to answer an FAQ next week.

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