Feb 26, 2025 23:00:00

Steam Deck has sold about 4 million units in the three years since its release, dominating 50% of the handheld gaming PC market

In recent years, many handheld gaming PCs have been released, such as

Steam Deck and ROG Ally . Market research firm IDC has investigated the number of handheld gaming PCs shipped worldwide and found that approximately 6 million units were shipped over the three-year period from 2022 to 2024.

Worldwide Mobile and Handheld Gaming Forecast, 2024–2028: Spending Rebound Expected Next Year
https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US50814724

Three years later, the Steam Deck has dominated handheld PC gaming shipments | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/618709/steam-deck-3-year-anniversary-handheld-gaming-shipments-idc

Steam Deck & handheld PC sales estimated at 6M | PCWorld
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2619311

Handheld gaming PCs surpass 6 million sales, with Steam Deck accounting for more than half | TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/106921-handheld-gaming-pcs-surpass-6-million-sales-steam.html

IDC surveyed the number of Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion Go , and MSI Claw shipped over the three-year period from 2022 to 2024. As a result, it was estimated that 5,972,000 units were shipped over the three-year period. In addition, according to IDC, the estimated number of units shipped in 2025 is approximately 1,902,600. Please note that this survey does not include products such as GPD and AYANEO .

The study didn't show any significant growth in the handheld gaming PC market, but AMD's head of gaming marketing, Frank Azar, said, 'It's amazing to see this market grow from almost nothing three years ago to nearly six million units shipped in just three years.'

In addition, in November 2023, Valve, the distributor of Steam Deck,

announced that it had sold 'several million Steam Decks in one year,' so IDC speculated that Steam Deck would account for the majority of the approximately 6 million handheld gaming PCs shipped.

Specifically, of the models surveyed, all 1.62 million shipped in 2022 were Steam Decks, and in 2023, when total shipments are estimated to be 2.867 million units, Steam Decks are thought to account for more than 50% and in 2024, when 1.485 million units are expected to be shipped, 48%. In total, that number means that more than 3.7 million units have been shipped so far.

The Verge, an overseas media outlet, said about Steam Deck's high market share, 'It is thought that the high level of completion of SteamOS installed on Steam Deck, the smoothness of Windows games on Linux, and the ease of use starting from 59,800 yen including tax are the reasons for this. In addition, Lenovo announced the world's first officially licensed handheld gaming PC equipped with SteamOS, the Legion Go S, in January 2025.

Lenovo announces 'Legion Go S', the first handheld PC equipped with 'SteamOS' other than Steam Deck - GIGAZINE