Real competition for the switch: The Steam Deck can now be ordered without waiting

If you want a Steam Deck, you no longer have to reserve and wait.

Good news: Anyone who wants to buy a Steam deck can now do so without hesitation. The long queues and times are over, you can now simply order the portable handheld PC and have it delivered in a few days or weeks. The docking station for the Steam Deck is finally available.

Steam Deck normally available: You no longer need to reserve

It was like this so far: At the launch of the Steam Deck, the only option was to reserve one of the coveted devices. The waiting times were given in rough quarterly estimates and for the most part amounted to a whole lot of months. But now that has finally come to an end.

You can now easily buy the Steam Deck. After Valve has properly boosted production, it has now been announced that the queue and all pre-orders or reservations have now been processed.

Conditional: Valve reminds that the capacities nevertheless remain limited. If the demand for a model is so great that the group cannot keep up with production and delivery, the reservation queues are reintroduced.

At least the two more expensive variants of the Steam Deck with NVMe SSD and either 256 GB or 512 GB can currently be ordered directly on the homepage. The cheapest 64 GB version already says that it can now be reserved. However, it says “October – December 2022” as expected, so almost now.

Everything you need to know about the Steam Deckyou can find in our big GamePro test of the Switch competitor:

Of course, if you’re wondering how exactly Steam Deck and the venerable pioneering hybrid console Nintendo Switch differ, we’ve prepared a little something for you as well. On the one hand there is our big GamePro handheld comparison Steam Deck against Nintendo Switch or this video on the subject:

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How it works: If you want to order the Steam Deck, it’s a lot easier now. You just have to focus on the official steam store page go and select the model of your choice there. Then you click on the corresponding button, the Steam Deck ends up in the shopping cart and you complete the purchase as normal by entering your data. Instead of ending up on the waiting list, the device will be sent to you soon.

If you don’t have a Steam account yet – here you will be helped:

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The Steam Dock is now also available for your Steam Deck

The Docking Station to the Steam Deck It’s not officially called Steam Dock, but that doesn’t matter. The accessory was officially announced some time ago, now it is finally available. At the moment you don’t need a reservation for this either, you can simply order directly. It costs 99 euros.

This brings you: With the docking station you can connect your Steam Deck to the TV or just charge it. The part looks very chic, small and discreet. It has a special, scratch-resistant rubber shape and offers a DisplayPort 1.4, an HDMI 2.0 and an Internet cable connection as well as three USB 3.1 ports. But you can also use a perfectly normal USB-C hub if you already have one.

Are you getting your hands on a Steam Deck now that you don’t have to wait anymore? Or is there anything else holding you back?