Man that’s rougher than I expected. 0/3, either we got really unlucky or supply vs. demand is way out of whack :(
I still haven’t received an email at all. Getting kinda nervous :'l
[Frame] Landed on the waitlist, two friends as well (Europe)
Submitted 14 hours ago by hikaru755@lemmy.world to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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python@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
psyc@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I’m right there with you. Still in limbo no email
jagermo@feddit.org 1 hour ago
Same. So, three friends??!???
PonyOfWar@pawb.social 3 hours ago
Waitlist, both for me and my nephew. I hate the lottery system.
potustheplant@feddit.nl 2 hours ago
It’s the fairest solution imo. What would you prefer? A bot beating you to the punch?
PonyOfWar@pawb.social 2 hours ago
I have managed to get every single Valve hardware I wanted to get so far (Deck, Deck OLED, Controller), just by showing up on time and being patient with the servers. Until now. So for me personally, my experience with the old system has been better.
They already had bot prevention measures by requiring a game purchase on Steam etc just like they did for the Frame. If a bot managed to buy a Steam Controller, it could also have entered the lottery. So I’m not sure that there is much of an advantage.
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Four friends entered, 2 got it. I was expecting worse ratio.
SpamalaHamderson@piefed.social 14 hours ago
That’s definitely some rough luck. Hopefully you’re on the next round!
I was lucky enough to make it on the 1TB reservation queue in the US!
frank@sopuli.xyz 5 hours ago
Same, and still on the wait-list (me and my partner) for the Machine. Some rough luck for us!!
binarytobis@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Damn, that email meant I missed the draw?
I’ve missed every steam lottery draw and this one sucks the most. 50% odds, too, apparently.
hikaru755@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
If it says waitlist, then yes. If it says reservation list, you made it!
binarytobis@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Oh snap, I misread it! It says reservation.
Thanks for the comment!
timochka@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
Oh yay, I got the email saying “reservation queue” and wasn’t really sure what that meant - I assumed it was “you’ve not won this round, but you’re in the queue if someone drops out”.
yay!
deacon@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
That reminded me to check my email and I’m in queue for the 1Tb. I think this might rate my first woot in over a decade.
Woot!
2fm@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Woot!
Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 hours ago
I got lucky and got in the queue.
hikaru755@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
That’s awesome! So jealous though
marighost@piefed.social 13 hours ago
Same, had a couple of friends join the list and myself and one friend got lucky. Wish it were cheaper, but I’m excited.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social 14 hours ago
Yeah me too.
ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 hours ago
Meanwhile I’m still waiting for my Steam Machine reservation 😭
ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 14 hours ago
Yup, waitlist. Very sad. At least we can share in the sadness together.
Dathknight@discuss.tchncs.de 11 hours ago
I got lucky and got onto the reservation list for a 1TB model!
(Germany)
Zahtu@feddit.org 8 hours ago
also got lucky, with the 256gb model!
JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 hours ago
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
Wait, there’s another queue?
khannie@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Yeah there’s a reservation list (you’ll get it soon) and a waitlist (not so soon).
Lemmchen@feddit.org 14 hours ago
I also landed on the waitlist. Sad :(
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
256,EU
also waitlist 😭
BigPotato@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I own three Steam Decks and my account was made when Half Life 2 released. I have been “past” the wait-list on both the Machine and the Frame.
Like, oh well, but still.
artyom@piefed.social 12 hours ago
What does it mean if I received nothing?
Kwdg@discuss.tchncs.de 16 minutes ago
Have you gotten the mail yet? I’m still waiting for mine
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
It means you died. Please give my condolences to your friends and family. If you do get an email that your reservation was approved, please forward it along to me for further inspection.
artyom@piefed.social 6 hours ago
rip
eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de 12 hours ago
The emails are sent out in batches (according to someone in this thread, it does make sense though). It means the email batch your in wasn’t sent yet, so you still have to wait for the email. I also haven’t gotten an email yet.
nfreak@lemmy.ml 14 hours ago
I actually got in the queue but I probably can’t afford the damn thing right now, I was being a bit optimistic when I signed up lmfao
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 7 hours ago
Imagine being disappointed your weren’t chosen to overpay for this…
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 57 minutes ago
Some of us don’t mind spending money on our hobby.
And rather mind getting data scraped by one of the biggest advertisement companies that subsidized their headsets in order to get more data and get bootlickers online to defend them.
hikaru755@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
🆗
2fm@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Waitlist also, western NA region, 1TB model. Damn.
What are y’alls thoughts for when the next wave for reservations may go out? What were Machine/Controller waitlists like? This is my first foray into Steam lotteries.
TaterTot@piefed.social 13 hours ago
As someone who is still in the waitlist for the Steam Machine, and Steam Controller…
For some, they still weren’t like… they just are…
hikaru755@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Ooof
hikaru755@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Would looove to know that too, I have no idea of what to expect on the waitlist.
TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
I’m also on the waitlist :(
fhein@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Same here, EU and 256GB version. Have not seen anyone anywhere saying they won the lottery yet.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I did, I think. My email says I’m in the queue instead of on the waitlist.
sleepydragn1@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I won the lottery for the 256GB variant in the US, for what it’s worth. Otherwise, based on the community tracker, it’s about a 2:3 ratio of reservations vs waitlists so far?
hikaru755@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Thanks for that link! I also found this one: steamframeout.com
charles@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
Managed to get on the reservation queue for the 256GB in Canada.
I think Valve used up all of my luck for the foreseeable future, I somehow managed to get a controller at launch, a Machine within a few weeks of launch, and now the Frame.
Still haven’t 100% decided if I’ll keep my slot, but chances are pretty good I will given I’ve been looking to upgrade from the Rift S for a long time.
rtxn@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Fuck.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 14 hours ago
Waitlist (ಥ﹏ಥ)
EvilBit@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Don’t want to give anyone false hope, but I got a Steam Machine reservation email about a month after ending up on the waitlist (I’m sadly in the US).
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Same for me. US, didn’t make the list.
julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 12 hours ago
It is very unfortunate that these website only aggregate these numbers after the lottery. These estimates are so dependent on having a random sample and this is not guarenteed anymore (people who got on the waitlist are more/less likely to visit such websites)
hikaru755@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I don’t actually mind that, as it gives a worst case estimation and it is likely to be better in reality. Better than the other way around
julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
What do you mean by worst case?
I cannot provide a good source (besides the book “How to measure anything”) for this, but probably 50 random participants would be enough to provide a pretty accurate estimate of waitlist wait time. That‘s orders of magnitude less than the data these sites have, but they are probably less accurate.
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 1 hour ago
I’m so happy for everyone else in these comments saying they got on the reservation list. Image