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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months ago

The Steam Deck is Selling Fewer Units Than Ever Before, Likely Due to Huge Price Increase

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The Steam Deck is Selling Fewer Units Than Ever Before, Likely Due to Huge Price Increase

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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months ago
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  • jtrek ( jtrek@startrek.website ) 
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    Prices are up. Wages are not. Video games are luxury.

    We’re being fucked by the stupid rich.

  • other_cat ( other_cat@lemmy.zip ) 
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    I’m glad I got one when they came out. It’s not an OLED screen but that’s okay. I don’t use it as my primary gaming vehicle anyway. Feel bad for folks who didn’t snag one then and want one now though.

    • gedfromgont ( gedfromgont@piefed.ca ) 
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      I got one like 2 years ago for probably the same price it has been since release. You didn’t need to get it in the very beginning for a good price, you had to get it before this year.

  • sp3ctr4l ( sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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    Hey IGN!

    … How many PS5s are selling?

    After their price raise, and subsequent uh … you could maybe say ‘controversial new policies’?

    Look at the ball, children, look at this one, over here, not the other one!

    Media literacy: Wait, why are focusing on this, instead of that?

    • Moltz ( Moltz@lemmy.ml ) 
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      They expect this title to do better SEO. As simple as. The content of the article is meaningless

  • ianhclark510 ( ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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    also, because Valve can’t get off their fat ass and actually produce any! i’m still sitting around waiting for my pre-order to process

    Gabe

    this line is so Tesseract keeps censoring me

  • steelplatedmech ( steelplatedmech@piefed.ca ) 
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    Glad I got my Deck when I did. Got a lot of use out of it, but I couldn’t see myself getting one at the current price. What a bad timeline.

  • Midnitte ( Midnitte@beehaw.org ) 
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    Base model is now $789, while the Steam Machine starts at $1,049. Not really much of a surprise…

    • jnod4 ( jnod4@lemmy.ca ) 
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      There’s people who bought steam decks for £350 who can sell them now used for a profit after using them for only a couple years. Who needs gold?

      • NewNewAugustEast ( NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ) 
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        Selling is such a damn hassle.

        I have a OLED and an LCD. I would happily sell the LCD one, but where? Craigslist is a ghostown, my principles would never let me use facebook (for marketplace) and ebay is a big cut and shipping sucks.

        So here it sits, like brand new doing nothing.

        • Toneswirly ( Toneswirly@beehaw.org ) 
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          Lol I’ll buy it off you if you want.

        • jnod4 ( jnod4@lemmy.ca ) 
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          Sell into to friends or coworkers?

        • Midnitte ( Midnitte@beehaw.org ) 
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          Could do swappa - I’ve made a few purchases from there in the past

      • gedfromgont ( gedfromgont@piefed.ca ) 
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        If you are not using it, sure. Otherwise it’d be pretty stupid.

  • Euphoma ( Euphoma@lemmy.ml ) 
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    sky is blue

    • thingsiplay ( thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ) 
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      water is wet

  • Hanrahan ( hanrahan@slrpnk.net ) 
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    this is how It’s supposed to work though, price rises dampen demand.

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