Have you ever heard of the Steam Deck? It’s form of a giant deal. Valve’s self-designed transportable gaming machine combines the ability of a modest laptop computer with some unbelievable customized software program to take advantage of thrilling {hardware} for the reason that Nintendo Change. And that’s not simply us saying it. Based on Steam’s ever-present retailer gross sales chart, the Steam Deck is now sitting proper on the high, which means there are extra folks paying for it than the preferred PC video games.

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The Steam Deck’s proud new placement was noticed by HotHardware, however take it with a grain of salt. It does make sense that the gadget could be a best-seller, because it’s been preordered into the latter a part of the 12 months and it’s simply the least-expensive {hardware} of its type. Valve’s chart can also be based mostly on income, not unit gross sales, so it additionally is sensible {that a} widespread PC that sells for a whole bunch of {dollars} would land forward of a pack of $20 to $60 video games in pure greenback phrases. On the time of writing it’s flip-flopping with Elden Ring for the highest spot, and relying in your area, you may not see it within the listing in any respect.

However the Steam gross sales chart is merely a proprietary rating, and doesn’t truly give quantifiable gross sales numbers. Whereas Valve’s {hardware} has appeared there earlier than, the corporate might merely pin the Steam Deck on the high of the listing if it wished to. We’re not saying that’s what occurred…however we’d be remiss if we didn’t level out the likelihood.

As of now the Steam Deck is totally bought out, and getting an order in now means you’ll be ready till not less than October to get one in your palms in america. For those who can’t wait that lengthy, you should definitely take a look at our fast FAQ video on the Steam Deck above. It received’t truly make the wait any shorter, however not less than you’ll get your burning questions answered.