Valve lets you know that the Steam Deck, which has long been unavailable outside of pre-orders, is now directly in stock and available to order for everyone. The matching docking station, which supplies the gaming handheld with power, external displays and peripherals, is also now available.
The portable “gaming PC” for games from Steam library can now be ordered at prices of 419 euros (64 GB eMMC), 549 euros (256 GB NVMe SSD) and 679 euros (512 GB NVMe SSD). The delivery time is currently given as 1 to 2 weeks.
The associated docking station, the Steam Deck Dock, is an optional accessory for another 99 euros. This allows the Steam Deck to be charged and expanded with three USB-A sockets (5 Gbit/s), DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 as well as a gigabit LAN connection.
Steam Deck Docking Station (image: Valve )Valve points out, however, that stocks are of course not infinite and that, depending on the rush of customers, bottlenecks or long delivery times can occur.
Further information on the regular market launch of the Steam Deck and the Steam Deck Dock, which has since been postponed indefinitely delivers the official notification from Valve.
This also refers to a software update for the Steam Deck. This should include improvements to the user interface, new Steam input functions, support for additional regional on-screen keyboards and new firmware and drivers for more performance and stability.