After it was leaked a bit too early, Valve have now confirmed and put up all three Steam Deck models to buy refurbished direct from the Steam store.

The confirmed pricing is:

  • Steam Deck 64 GB - Certified Refurbished: $319 / £279
  • Steam Deck 256 GB - Certified Refurbished: $419 / £369
  • Steam Deck 512 GB - Certified Refurbished: $519 / £459
    • AverageCakeSlice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      As someone who owns both and a PC as well, yes. Playing my steam library in bed is incredible. Also, if you have a larger library, it can be cheaper to just buy a Deck than re-buying everything on a different platform.

    • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I have a PC and a Switch and despite liking it a lot when I had it from a friend, I decided against getting my own. Mostly based on the fact that I already covered all my bases:

      • I can play at the desk.
      • I can play at the TV (Moonlight in-house streaming)
      • I can play PC games.
      • I can play Switch on the go, and I got more than enough games in my backlog that I don’t need more games for that.

      But if you game a lot and are on the road a lot, I would say it’s a damn good investment.

      • steal_your_face@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        For me I’m not a huge fan of the form factor and prefer to play on a TV or at my desk. If I don’t have a good PC already, though, I’d definitely consider getting it.

        • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          That’s something I had been considering but at the time the support for docks was really bad, so using it Switch-style and docking it to a TV was a no-go. I heard it’s really good now though, so that’s an interesting thought.

    • mvmnts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Maybe. I have those two and a PC and I think the Deck is essential. But I do really like being able to seamlessly pick up my games on my main machine sometimes too. If I didn’t own a PC or a PC game library it might be less enticing but even then I still think it’s worth it. You may struggle deciding where to buy games though and you will probably end up building a gaming pc if you enjoy the Deck.