Steam Store is down as the winter sale goes live (update)

Steam’s big winter sale is live, but the servers are not.
Valve’s PC gaming portal is seeing connection errors as gamers rush to get deals on software. The service is famous for these seasonal discounts on most of its library. As millions of new customers join Steam each year, Valve’s servers struggle through the early hours of these sales.
The connection issues for the Steam Store is primarily affecting people trying to check out, so you may have no problems browsing the store