Valve’s upcoming portable PC, the Steam Deck, has been hit with a delay. The device was set to begin rolling out some time in December, but Valve will now start shipping units in February 2022, a delay of 2 months.

The news was announced via an update to the Steam Deck FAQ page, with Valve citing component shortages as the reason for the delay.

“While we did our best to account for the global supply chain issues (by which we mean we factored in extra time to account for these risks and worked with multiple component vendors), our manufacturing plans were still impacted.” The statement read. ” Material shortages and delays meant that components weren’t making it to our manufacturing facilities on time.”

The statement continues, “Missing parts along with logistical challenges means delayed Steam Decks, so we needed to push out shipping by two months to February.”

“We’ll continue working to improve reservation dates based on the new timeline, and will keep folks updated as we go.”

The news was also broke to reservation holders via email, apologising for the delay, and promising further updates once they have more information to share.

Valve has assured customers that their place in the reservation queue is still intact, and will be realigned to fit the new release timeline. The updated estimate can be viewed after logging in to the Steam Deck page. For example, my order estimate has shifted from Q1 2022 (January 2022 – March 2022) to Q2 2022 (April 2022 – June 2022).