Gamma ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 63•10 months agoHell yeah, refurbished is awesome!
1stTime4MeInMCU ( @1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz ) English29•10 months agoReduce, refurb, recycle!
ono ( @ono@lemmy.ca ) English51•10 months agoI 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•10 months agoAnd 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•10 months agoLess waste is good!
snowbell ( @snowbell@beehaw.org ) 16•10 months agoDamn, I just bought one of these too XD
OtakuAltair ( @OtakuAltair@lemm.ee ) English13•10 months agoThis is such a good deal I feel like I’d be losing money by not getting these lol
Echo Dot ( @echodot@feddit.uk ) 16•10 months agoI already have one, but now I’ll have to buy another to save money
Cryst ( @Cryst@lemmy.ca ) 7•10 months agoIf 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•10 months agoMan, 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•10 months agoWhat 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•10 months agoI 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•10 months agoReally 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•10 months agoThat’s actually pretty cool.
Gawanoh ( @Gawanoh@feddit.de ) 8•10 months agoI 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•10 months agoNormally 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•10 months agoThat 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