• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Gameranx

Gameranx

Video Game News, Lists & Guides

  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides
  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides

Steam Deck Reservations Facing Similar Problems to Console Pre-Orders

July 16, 2021 by Rachel Kaser

The Steam Deck’s reservation process was not without its difficulties, as has become the norm for console launches.

Credit: Valve

In what was probably an inevitability, the reservation system for the Steam Deck has apparently been overloaded, broken, and plagued by scalpers and bots. Some people were not able to obtain their consoles because they were stuck in a broken ordering system. Others were afraid they were too far back in the queue and would not be able to get a Steam Deck because supplies would run out. It’s deja vu all over again for those who attempted to pre-order the next-gen consoles.

Valve was attempting to avoid such issues by using a reservation system for the Steam Deck. Users could only make the reservations on Steam, and they both had to have accounts in good standing and had to have made a purchase before last June. However, it doesn’t appear these methods were entirely successful, as reserved copies of the console are already popping up on eBay for absurd prices (it goes without saying, but we encourage you not to buy from these sellers).

Gamers who attempted to reserve their copies ran into several problems. Some were told their accounts, which fulfilled both of the aforementioned requirements, were not eligible to reserve the copies. Those who managed to add the console to their cart were often served error messages saying that the purchase couldn’t be fulfilled. Sometimes they made it as far as payment methods, only for their attached PayPal accounts to fail them.

If any of these issues are sounding familiar, it’s because they are basically the same ones that bedeviled gamers who tried to pre-order the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles. In those instances, users would be able to add the items to their carts from whatever service they were ordering it from, only to be stuck in purchase purgatory as they weren’t able to get the purchases to go through.

Source: Kotaku

Share this post:

FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest

Recent Videos

PS5 PRICE INCREASE, SEKIRO RETURNS & MORE

PS5 PRICE INCREASE, SEKIRO RETURNS & MORE

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - Before You Buy

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - Before You Buy

What The HELL Is Going On With Call of Duty?

What The HELL Is Going On With Call of Duty?

20 BIG NEW REVEALS from Gamescom 2025

20 BIG NEW REVEALS from Gamescom 2025

10 Things To Get You BACK INTO SINGLE PLAYER GAMES

10 Things To Get You BACK INTO SINGLE PLAYER GAMES

20 Amazing AA Games Still To Come in 2025

20 Amazing AA Games Still To Come in 2025

10 Most IMPROVED Games of 2025 That Play Different

10 Most IMPROVED Games of 2025 That Play Different

Star Wars Outlaws 2025 - Before You Buy

Star Wars Outlaws 2025 - Before You Buy

NEW CYBERPUNK TYPE GAME LOOKS TOO AMBITIOUS? GTA6 RELEASE UPDATE & MORE

NEW CYBERPUNK TYPE GAME LOOKS TOO AMBITIOUS? GTA6 RELEASE UPDATE & MORE

Category: UpdatesTag: Steam, Steam Deck, Valve

Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Black Ops 6 Zombies: How to Get All Free Power-Ups on Reckoning
  • This Weeks Hottest Video Game Discounts – Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo & More
  • Silent Hill F Producer Offers Advice For Fans Worried Over Its Combat
  • Black Ops 6 Zombies: How to Get the Aether Blade On Reckoning | Safe and Paintings Easter Egg Guide
  • How To Use Cheats In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition

Copyright © 2025 · Gameranx · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme