Steam Deck in stock for now (regular price)

xbr999 wrote: ↑ Good PSA because there is still a lot of people on kijiji with brain damage trying to scalp their steam decks for a premium. One person in my city is selling their 64gb new in box for $580 and wasn't willing to budge on his price despite me linking him to steam showing they are in stock for $525 tax in to Alberta.

wenat wrote: ↑ October 6 was when they announced that all the waitlists were over. Then the instant-ship for the smallest one changed to a 1-2 week wait on Black Friday. Now all three of the models are at the 1-2 week wait.

Also, they have only just started taking orders from people outside of the US and Canada. I just checked AliExpress and they have Steam Decks available — for over $1000!

uwengdori wrote: ↑ heads up unless you're expert and used to switching internal SSDs/electronics in general, I recommend just getting 256GB or 512GB (some AAA games easily 100GB so 64GB won't do much). getting big size microsd is also an option but amazon sales just ended last week if you can find a cheap fast one. Great purchase if you want gaming laptop alternative and more steam than console person. capable of handling most of high spec games at low-medium settings and mostly high-ultra for pre-2019 games.

generaltao99 wrote: ↑ Love my steam deck but I would encourage everyone to hold off and look at some of the upcoming handhelds like the AyaNeo 2. Better higher resolution screen, more powerful, more compact. It's obviously a lot more but those are the three main problems I have with the steam deck.

Nawkanie wrote: ↑ Are there any nice to have accessories for the steam deck? My husband got one earlier this year and I’m looking to get him something relatable for Christmas?

generaltao99 wrote: ↑ Love my steam deck but I would encourage everyone to hold off and look at some of the upcoming handhelds like the AyaNeo 2. Better higher resolution screen, more powerful, more compact. It's obviously a lot more but those are the three main problems I have with the steam deck.

generaltao99 wrote: ↑ Love my steam deck but I would encourage everyone to hold off and look at some of the upcoming handhelds like the AyaNeo 2. Better higher resolution screen, more powerful, more compact. It's obviously a lot more but those are the three main problems I have with the steam deck.

Kevcorm wrote: ↑ I get that its not a deal, so I wont upvote. But people downvoting because its not a good price? What are you smoking?

uwengdori wrote: ↑ looking forward to and hoping for steam deck v2 although it wouldn't be any time soon with no news at all from gabe.

Kurtz7834 wrote: ↑ You summed it up, AyaNeo 2 is not in the same price range. The bigger issue is of long term support and the hardware potentially being abandoned if sales are not good. Valve has decades of experience and is playing the long game, selling the hardware at cost and sometimes at a small loss. They hope to make up for it with Steam games sales.

I just got a Steam deck, $499 version and just added a 1 TB microsd. It was received within 5 days of when I ordered it, in GTA. The interface is slick and seamless, many games work well, the bugs have been ironed out. It's a good buy if you want a Switch with far less limitations. Apparently high end AAA games like Cyberpunk, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Elden Ring run decently on the Steam deck now. I just installed RDR2 on my deck and looking forward to trying it out over the weekend.

I wouldn't suggest being a guinea pig for AyaNeo 2 or any unproven product, especially at the price they are asking. You aren't just buying the hardware, you are also buying the manufacturer support, stable games store, commitment to bug fixes and improvements etc.

generaltao99 wrote: ↑ It runs Windows, not a Proton layer, so it's essentially a typical gaming PC. To say that also doesn't do justice to the launcher and customizations they'll be releasing soon, it's not a cheap janky experience at all. And AyaNeo has more product experience than Valve at this point. Yes the Steam Deck is the safer bet but use it for a bit and you'll see the limitations.

Kurtz7834 wrote: ↑ Very unlikely we see much of an upgrade to the Steam Deck until 2024. The hardware is a loss leader for Valve, currently often sold at cost / loss. In 2023 they will be looking to make small margins on Deck hardware sales. Also keep in mind that the minute they announce a V2 Deck, no one is going to buy the OG Steam Deck unless it's sold at a large discount to current prices.

So I would (possibly) expect a V2 in 2nd half 2024 but not earlier. And Valve is still a corporation looking to make money.. if they don't make $$ from the Gen1 Steamdeck, there won't be a V2.

$$ for Valve will come from people buying games from Steam store. They make nothing from people emulating Switch games, people playing Epic Games store content on the Steam deck, etc. We'll see if the Deck makes money for Valve, I am skeptical right now, but I love my Deck.