18 July 2021, 05:07 pm Steam Deck, Valve s newest handheld gaming console, was announced recently to widespread fanfare. And according to a few industry analysts, it might just be the best one of its kind. (Photo : Steam ) The handheld gaming market has been ruled by Nintendo and its best-selling Switch for some time now. But as Mashable reports, Steam Deck could be the one that topples the Switch off its top-selling pedestal. Preorders for the new handheld went live as soon as Nintendo announced their own for their recently announced Switch OLED. It s not coming out until next year at most (mainly because preorders went through the roof immediately after going live), but demand is already sky-high. If you try logging into your Steam account (Valve s anti-scalper system requires prospective buyers to have an active one), you ll see that reservations are booked until next year. And it s only July 2021.