JasSmith

@JasSmith@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[@GamersNexus] They Changed Everything: Valve Steam Deck OLED vs. LCD Tear-Down⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Pro consumer behaviour like refusing to sell the Deck in Australia because of our Consumer protection laws?

  That didn’t really seem like a joke to me but thanks for clarifying. I guess conveying tone is difficult across text.

  I’m not sure if you’ve seen them yet but Steam Decks aren’t PCs. They’re handhelds. They compete with handhelds like the Nintendo Switch. I understand there is category overlap with the Deck but to call it a PC is clearly silly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[@GamersNexus] They Changed Everything: Valve Steam Deck OLED vs. LCD Tear-Down⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I highly doubt Newell is harbouring some kind of grudge. Several countries have ruled against Valve in more onerous ways.

  I’m not sure where you got the notion that Japan is a larger market than Australia but the Japanese spend around US$26B/year on video games. Australia is around $US$2.6B. Australia isn’t even in the top 10% worldwide. Now factor in expensive shipping, distribution, and warranty support in Australia, and it seems fairly obviously why they haven’t expanded there yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[@GamersNexus] They Changed Everything: Valve Steam Deck OLED vs. LCD Tear-Down⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that really why they don’t sell in Australia? I don’t believe your consumer protections laws are tougher than Europe. I can’t find any stated reason for not selling in AU. I suspect it’s just down to market size. They only recently started selling in Japan and they have 5x as many people.