The valve has to announce that Steam Decks are now available without pre-order. Additionally, Valve also announced that it is now possible to purchase the Steam Deck Docking Station.
This information was announced by Valve through its social media. If you are interested in hardware in the video game industry, you can check out our other articles here.
Steam Deck Now Available No reservations required
Valve revealed that their players no longer need reservations to purchase Bunch of steam. Each model can be purchased now and Valve estimates a one to two week delivery for all of them.
Valve also warns that if there are enough orders, the estimated delivery times will be longer and that “at some point we will return to the booking mode until we are able to catch up.”
Valve noted that they are expanding the console’s global availability, opening pre-orders in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. An email from Valve spokesperson Kaci Boyle noted that the company hopes to ship all those units by the end of 2022.
For news regarding the expansion of Steam Deck to the Southeast Asian continent, Valve has not provided further information. For now we just have to wait.
Docking Station Steam Deck now available
On the other side of the news, Valve is now selling the Steam Deck Docking Station with for 89 USD. Unlike the Steam Deck, this dock will require you to make a reservation.
Docking station intended to simplify connecting the Steam Deck to a monitor or television. The dock has three USB-A 3.1 Gen 1 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a DisplayPort 1.4 port, and an HDMI 2.0 port. The Docking Station will connect to your Steam Deck via a USB-C cable that plugs into the USB-C port on the top of the device.
Unlike the Nintendo Switch, using the dock will not increase the power of your Steam Deck. It simply allows you to charge the device and connect it to an external display.
Valve says the Docking Station will be compatible with “a wide variety of displays and peripherals”. However, Valve admits there may be some things that have been overlooked given the large number of displays and accessories on the market.
The Docking Station will also come with its own power supply, although you don’t need to plug in the device to use it. If you use this option, you will see a reduced throughput of the USB port.
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