Want to get your hands on a Steam Deck? Valve is taking dev kit requests now

It’ll be a few more months until we get our hands on retail versions of the Steam Deck…or will it? The odds are unlikely, but we’re just saying that if you’re feeling lucky, Valve has announced it’s starting to take requests for dev kit versions of the highly anticipated handheld gaming device.

Don’t think it’ll be easy, though. You’ll need to be registered for Valve’s Steamworks partner program, the API that lets developers implement Steam functions, like achievements or microtransactions, into their games. That includes a bit of paperwork, a $100 fee if you’re a game developer or publisher, and your banking information, among other requirements. Basically, good luck getting a dev kit if you’re not already in the system as a trusted developer.