Submitted 1 month ago by truxnell@infosec.pub to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
For us Aussies in down under, the steam deck AU official launch date is now 19 Nov 2024 , 10am from valve.
store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
I was holding off due to the price / using steam link + a kishi on NY android, but after playing one at PAX AU and changing jobs to be in hotels/train commute, I will be getting one the instant its out.
For the curious, yes we could get grey import them in AU but the price gouging was astronomical, the official valve pricing is actually affordable
Congrats, Australia! Hope y’all have lots of fun!
Finally, the Steam Mate!
Congrats! Still waiting on a release in Norway :'(
Can get it here unofficially as well, but same case with high markup… about 2x.
It’s brutal isn’t it? Our markups were ‘only’ 30-50%, but I hate supporting that garbage practice. Hope you get a release or pick it up in EU travels, I did have a mate get his on a trip home to Italy.
CEbbinghaus@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The official valve price is so good. I bought a Gray import and it was worth it a year or so ago when I bought it. Been absolutely great.
dracs@programming.dev 1 month ago
I bought some gray imports a couple of months ago. Cost me about $100 more than Valve’s official AU prices, for the 1TB OLED.
My partner and I have been playing them both pretty much constantly since then. Very happy with them.
truxnell@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Thrilled to hear. Have you gotten any accessories for it?
I’ve been debating grabbing a decent battery pack as I have no functional ones, and a dock so I can steam link stream from the gaming PC to my TV.
Can’t say im feeling the 3rd party cases, I think I’ll stick with the Included.