While Elden Ring was at the forefront of most people's minds today, there were also many Valve fans who were excited for a much different reason, the first day of Steam Deck shipments. The Steam Deck is Valve's latest attempt at a console, and although it has been constantly compared to the Nintendo Switch, early reviews have proven that it's anything but.

Valve's Steam Deck delivers state-of-the-art portable performance that totally exceeded our expectations: impressions, benchmarks, PS4 vs Deck – it's all here: https://t.co/53KlC598XJ pic.twitter.com/OyZkdKRlJM

— Digital Foundry (@digitalfoundry) February 25, 2022

It's great to see Terraria on the Steam Deck verified page! pic.twitter.com/VNOEqocbuX

— Chippy (@chippygamingyt) February 25, 2022

Elden Ring is verified to run on Steam Deck pic.twitter.com/UaVGzbPHdn

— Wario64 (@Wario64) February 24, 2022

We're excited and ready for the Steam Deck launch!

Feels great, playing Death Trash in this format. @OnDeck pic.twitter.com/prHzcaFQ9M

— Death Trash (@DeathTrash) February 25, 2022

Unlike previous consoles, such as the PS5 that sold out almost instantly, the Steam Deck did not have an official "selling out," instead just pushing back the expected date for the console for those who ordered it late.

Fears began to grow nonetheless as people didn't get their emails or saw how much people were expecting to resell their units for, but fears of rising prices were somewhat quelled when Valve's newly crafted webpage with key details helped turn reactions online today into a full-steam-ahead hype train as users shared their excitement online.

But that's not all! We're excited to introduce Aperture Desk Job -- a free playable short made for Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games. Coming March 1! https://t.co/4th5yDtkE7 pic.twitter.com/Kq0oHfMGzZ

— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) February 25, 2022

I want Bloodborne for PC on steam so then I can play Bloodborne on the Steam Deck.

— Ethan NesTOUR (@CrankGameplays) February 23, 2022

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell promises that the pricing for current Steam Deck models will not go up, despite demand being higher than expected. https://t.co/pse1YTvhEH pic.twitter.com/Qz9zQYXZSw

— IGN (@IGN) February 25, 2022

Me checking my email for a Steam Deck knowing I’m in the Q2 group. pic.twitter.com/tRf231Wci3

— King Narukami (@KingNarukami45) February 25, 2022