Joining the Steam 20 year celebration, the Steam Deck and Docking Station are now discounted across all three models when buying brand new from Valve.
      • cloaker@kbin.social
        15·
        10 months ago

        I’d be fine buying the controller but fuck no am I buying a steam deck with zero support or warranty.

          • Tubeless5812@kbin.social
            3·
            10 months ago

            Yeah, the Steam Decks sold by Kogan (as opposed to 3rd parties that are also sold on Kogan) is the safest bet.

            I was a little too impatient and bought a 64GB model from a 3rd party on Catch instead. I got it about 1.5 weeks later and it’s been pretty great so far (roughly 8+ months). I think I waited about 2 weeks before upgrading the storage to 1TB though…

    • cooopsspace@infosec.pubEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      You said what I came here to say.

      If the steam deck 2 is announced before the Australian release - im waiting for the 2.

  • Ertebolle@kbin.social
    26·
    10 months ago

    10% on the 64GB one, though; 15 and 20% on the higher-capacity versions, but thanks to the recent drop in SSD prices those are more expensive than they should be even with the discount.

      • Ertebolle@kbin.social
        8·
        10 months ago

        Sure, but my point is that this is more like a 10% discount than a 20% one. (For me at least if they knocked 20% off the low end model I’d probably jump on it, but 10% feels like the sort of thing that happens every month)

        • arefx@lemmy.ml
          1·
          10 months ago

          Is it still a discount though if it’s normally sold for a higher price than what they usually offer it at?

  • neo (he/him)@lemmy.comfysnug.spaceEnglish
    14·
    10 months ago

    It’s on discount AGAIN?

    I really wish i still needed such a device…I don’t really get out and about anymore, so my PC is more than good enough.

    • Chariotwheel@kbin.social
      131·
      10 months ago

      I like to use it in bed. It’s a luxury rather than a need for sure, but it’s nice to play before bed or when I wake early and have some time.

    • andrew@lemmy.stuart.funEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      I don’t get out and about at all and I have a 3090 in my PC but I still use my deck a ton. It’s amazing for getting some games in between housework or kinda just whenever. To each their own, but I’ve heard the same story many times from different deck users.

    • Spectacle8011@lemmy.comfysnug.space
      4·
      10 months ago

      I keep wanting to buy it because of the amazing sales pitch, except it provides zero value to me. I already use my laptop in bed, lol… and if I’m going outside, I’m not going to be playing games. It doesn’t even make sense to pack for going overseas because my laptop works great for that. And it doesn’t work very well as a new computer because it’s likely far more underpowered than my other computers for video editing and other work I need to do, but is nonetheless a cool feature.

      Not that it matters at all. Valve still don’t sell it in my country.

    • arefx@lemmy.ml
      3·
      10 months ago

      It’s nice even if you don’t get out much. Sometimes it’s nice to just lay down across the couch and play on the steam deck.

      • neo (he/him)@lemmy.comfysnug.spaceEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        that’s fair but i don’t think it’s $550 nice for the 512gb unit. not really big on customizing and would want the best screen i can get

    • lobut@lemmy.ca
      2·
      10 months ago

      Honestly, I keep wanting to buy it and coming up with excuses. However, I don’t event have time to play games and I’m not making enough use of my PS plus subscription.

      I don’t need this. I don’t need this. I don’t need this. 🫠

    • topinambour_rex@lemmy.world
      51·
      10 months ago

      Contact steam. I seen on reddit they said they can’t reimburse the sale part, but they can return the money on your steam wallet, takes the sale price and leave the difference there.

      • 0110010001100010@lemmy.world
        20·
        10 months ago

        Or just contact Valve customer service, I’ve heard they are actually pretty good. I bet they would just refund the difference.

        • AdminWorker@lemmy.ca
          9·
          10 months ago

          I did so when I bought before the steam sale. They credited my steam wallet with the diff (not quite a true refund, but shrug)

        • LanternEverywhere@kbin.social
          6·
          10 months ago

          If you’re in the return window then this is good for the seller too, because of you return it and buy a new one then the seller will have sold it to you at the lower price AND now they have a unit they have to inspect and sell as used now.

        • Swim@lemmy.ca
          3·
          10 months ago

          i did this and got the discount the last time it was on sale. it was easier to take store credit but they will refund money too

  • Enjoying Kink@mstdn.social
    1·
    10 months ago

    @petsoi well, used the discount which makes the large one the same pricing as the refurbished version. Order went out yesterday. Happy and curious 🤩