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My steam machine arrived! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) by als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
 

I got a place on the 512GB with Controller list, and got an email a few days after they started. I ordered it on Friday the 3rd and got it today on Thursday the 9th. The tracking codes were all over the place and gave different estimates depending which branch of each company I used. Steam claimed it was shipped when the courier said they hadn't got it so I was worried for a few days. But this morning Royal Mail (UK customer) sent me an email saying it would arrive today, while GLS said it would arrive tomorrow.

Safe to say I'm happy to have it now and be playing games!

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[–] Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Congratulations! Even though they are overpriced, they are the right size and wife approved aesthetically. They are also more functional than a console. I still want one. But I got waitlisted hardcore. I hope you enjoy yours. Do write up your first impressions and a detailed review after you’ve had some runtime with it. It’ll help us less fortunate souls decide to wait out the waitlist, or go build something on our own cheaper but less slick looking :)

[–] mereo@piefed.ca 34 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

I will not call it overpriced because the current PC market is crazy because of AI. Even Valve isn't happy with the price.

Overpriced would mean that Valve would be making a significant profit. They will not.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 17 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Yeah, the fact that they are using bespoke parts, but still barely come in above the independent build cost tells me that they aren't raking billions off of this. I'm fine with the price. Expensive, yes, but so is everything else.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

Yeah the real money is on the backend when people can now impulse buy games from their couch

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 1 points 1 hour ago

It is 'overpriced' compared to a desktop in the same way laptops are 'overpriced' compared to desktops. Making things smaller increases cost, especially when there is a lot of heat dissipation needed.

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I want to see what Sony and Microsoft price theirs at and how much of a loss it will be for them.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 minutes ago

Sony can afford to discount on the promise of online sales and planned cost reduction. I'm not sure Microsoft are going to manage another Xbox.