- Gamma ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 63•11 months ago
Hell yeah, refurbished is awesome!
- 1stTime4MeInMCU ( @1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz ) English29•11 months ago
Reduce, refurb, recycle!
- ono ( @ono@lemmy.ca ) English51•11 months ago
I suspect Valve is truly refurbishing these, rather than blindly reselling returned units with a refurb label (as we sometimes see from certain retailers). Good for them!
Portable, Windows-free gaming just got more affordable. I love it.
- Fubarberry ( @Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ) English37•11 months ago
And they come with the same warranty coverage as the regular steam deck, which should make them safer to buy than most refurbished products.
- Tywele ( @Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 24•11 months ago
Less waste is good!
- snowbell ( @snowbell@beehaw.org ) 16•11 months ago
Damn, I just bought one of these too XD
- OtakuAltair ( @OtakuAltair@lemm.ee ) English13•11 months ago
This is such a good deal I feel like I’d be losing money by not getting these lol
- Echo Dot ( @echodot@feddit.uk ) 16•11 months ago
I already have one, but now I’ll have to buy another to save money
- Cryst ( @Cryst@lemmy.ca ) 7•11 months ago
If you buy 10 you’ll save even more. It’s like getting your steam deck for free! Hah, valve must be stupid or something, they’re giving steam decks away!
- Mythril ( @Mythril@lemm.ee ) 12•11 months ago
Man, they are still not selling them in Norway, so only one shop has them as a “special import”, and it cost 827GBP for even the 64GB version lol.
Oh well, not as if it is that useful for me since I am usually at home almost all the time after work anyways. I have barely even used the Nintendo Switch’s portable mode.
- Omegamanthethird ( @Omegamanthethird@beehaw.org ) 2•11 months ago
What do people even do with 64GB? There’s a lot of games that wouldn’t even fit on that by themselves.
- snowbell ( @snowbell@beehaw.org ) 4•11 months ago
I use mine mostly to play older games that cant be alt tabbed easily. Playing through Morrowind with the OpenMW engine lately, for example. Also been doing a lot of Yakuza 0. I have a 64 GB SD card as well though. For the really big stuff I can stream from my gaming PC.
- Sean Fern ( @gsf@lemmy.sdf.org ) 12•11 months ago
Really does look like a tempting deal. Also covered here https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824739/valve-steam-deck-certified-refurbished-price-listings
- laxsill ( @laxsill@infosec.pub ) 11•11 months ago
That’s actually pretty cool.
- Gawanoh ( @Gawanoh@feddit.de ) 8•11 months ago
I got my valve cosmos elite refurbished, 200 bucks off. I love to buy refurbished so much, often it is hard to find.
- ipkpjersi ( @ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml ) 4•11 months ago
Normally I am hesitant about refurbs, but Valve is one company I trust would stand by their product. Pretty good deal. I’d probably pick it up if I didn’t have my pre-order unit.
- ilco ( @ilco@feddit.nl ) English1•11 months ago
That is great news. This could make moding a steamdeck a bit more buget friendly. Would love to know if this option is avalible in the eu (nl) I wouldn’t mind getting a refurbishd steam if it’s cheaper