Handheld consoles, whose popularity has been increasing in recent years, continue to seduce players. The amount of sales that Valve Steam Deck, one of the successful products in this field, will reach in 2023 has been announced. Analyst firm Omdia estimates that Valve’s new Steam Deck will surpass 3 million units in total through 2023.After a failed attempt to enter the console market with Steam Machines, we can say that Valve has hit the jackpot with its latest hardware innovation. Valve’s Steam Deck has successfully combined the worlds of handheld and computer games to offer players a large Steam library. Steam Deck, which provides significant benefits for PC players, offers the feature of being an intermediate device that can be placed next to both consoles and PC.
Steam Deck sales will increase
Although Valve’s success is widely celebrated, the actual figures for Steam Deck sales have not been released yet. Reports in October 2022 indicated Steam Deck had sold over 1 million copies, but analyst firm Omdia has some interesting Steam Deck sales estimates. According to Omdia, Steam Deck sold an estimated 1.62 million units in 2022 and is on track to sell approximately 1.85 million units through 2023. This will bring total Steam Deck sales to 3.47 million by the end of 2023.
Valve is currently working on new hardware concepts to make PC gaming better in the living room, and says the Steam Deck is “multi-generation hardware.” Valve also confirmed that new Steam Deck models are on the way. On the other hand, new competitors such as the Asus ROG Ally are about to enter the market. It seems that the handheld consoles market will grow significantly in the coming period.
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