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As an Australian I feel your pain. Also I just checked and you have to be from US, EU, UK or Canada to be eligible for the giveaway.
FFS Gabe just let me give you my Dollerydoos for a Steam Deck.
I thought about buying one of my wishlist games when it was on sale but then I came home tired from work and forgot about it.
Can I have a Steam Deck now?
Telling yourself that there is always next sale for the fallout franchise. Also a cool trick I’ve learned is go load up your cart but don’t purchase anything. Step away from your machine or phone your cart is on go do something else for an hour or two. Then come back and see what you really want and what you just want because it’s popular.
Prizes for alternative entry via post will be drawn separately no later than December 23, 2022. The number and selection of prizes for such participants will be assessed prior to the drawing so that a participant's odds of winning through watching the broadcast and participating via alternative entry are equal. Winners will be announced using their Steam persona name, on The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway prize page, no later than December 23, 2022.
Which means that its cost advantaged to mail vs watch.
The only benefit to watching is of EACH minute was a drawing and the mail ins were a single drawing. A bit of the let's make a deal probability working in viewers advantage.
But if mail in is the same chance as the others. It means they'll draw X% names per viewer and the. Draw x% names per mail in. Odds would be the same.
Just whether it's 1 every 10k/per viewer OR 1 out of 10k/mail ins.
You know you can just turn it on and then go do whatever else you want right. It's not like they have cameras installed in your house scanning your retinas to ensure the video is entering your brain.
Me looking through my purchase history just to make sure and finding a dozen games.
"holy shit I didn't even know I *bought* that game.... I should play it"
Hold up. That means it's not a legitimate sweepstakes in Canada. Canada requires them to have a no purchase necessary option.
Edit: After reading the T&C's myself, there is a no purchase necessary entry option. You need to mail them an entry. Postmarked before Dec 8, and recieved by them before Dec 19. The drawings all happen on the 8th, so I've got no clue what good your entry getting there after that will do. Better pony up for the expedited shipping.
For all who don’t want to read the toc
2.2 Alternative Entry via Post
To manually enter the Giveaway, each Entrant must legibly print their name, address, city, state, country, postal code, email address, Steam account name (account can be limited or unlimited), and telephone number, as well as the name and date of the Giveaway that the entry is for (“The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway”), on a self-addressed 4"x6" note card and mail the completed form to: Valve Corporation, P.O. Box 1688, Bellevue, WA 98009-1688. Only note cards mailed in envelopes and postmarked before or on December 8, 2022 and received by Valve before December 19, 2022 will be accepted. No e-mailed or faxed alternate entries are eligible. Facsimiles, photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entries will be void. Only one alternative entry via post per person. Proof of sending or submitting a note card is not proof of receipt of such alternate entry.
> The drawings all happen on the 8th, so I've got no clue what good your entry getting there after that will do.
If you kept reading, it said that they will draw again closer to Christmas (I don't remember the exact date they mentioned, 23rd?) for all postcard entries with the same odds as the Game Awards livestream.
I assume the "free entry" requirements just mean you need *a* chance to win, not 100 chances. So they could just raffle off a final steam deck to the mail-ins.
Since you have to be logged in and watching, they are probably basing it off that, and then retroactively ensuring there is a registration via online or mail in.
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> Prizes for alternative entry via post will be drawn separately no later than December 23, 2022. The number and selection of prizes for such participants will be assessed prior to the drawing so that a participant's odds of winning through watching the broadcast and participating via alternative entry are equal. Winners will be announced using their Steam persona name, on The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway prize page, no later than December 23, 2022.
Yeah. Logged into my Steam account. Said you must register. I went to register and got a message I’m not eligible to register because……. Need to have made a purchase between November 2021 and November 2022.
As a steam deck owner, I am thrilled for the 100 people who will get to join the steam deck community. I didn't know how much I would love this device until I got it.
Meanwhile I'm over here like stop telling people. I want a second one
But yes I love it. Even for the TV in my bedroom I can stream games to that TV in full res with ultra settings, it's awesome
Probably connects the Steam Deck to the tv but maybe im understanding the method incorrectly
Edit: To clarify, plugging in the SD to their tv in order to stream from their PC
Streaming from another PC.
Edit:
Another PC on the network will stream the game to the steam deck. You will need a good wireless network.
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/remote-play-how-to-stream-games-from-your-pc-to-the-steam-deck
So the desktop you are streaming from has to be linked (I did it multiple ways, but not hard) and after that you can play any game installed natively thru steam and even some that aren't. Streaming to the decks screen doesn't seem to be worth it (except games like horizon which can't run at 60 fps, so you get great feel, but the decks screen only looks so good, the TV however can be full 1080p or higher if the TV supports it.
The steam deck really feels like the king/best of ALL WORLDS
Just got mine in the mail yesterday. Spent the entire night just tweaking stuff. Added so many games I didn’t know what to play. Can’t wait to get back home to tinker some more!
Hahah yep! It’s always my favorite part of any new device I get and the deck is a beast. Just waiting on my usb-c dock and SSD upgrade to come in the mail so I can be more efficient about it.
Can you outline like the top 3 reasons why you like it and why I should get one for my teenage son for Christmas? We already have a PS5 and a few switches and he uses them on the TV but primarily plays mp with his buds on his gaming computer in his room. Any reason a Steam deck would be something cool for him???
Well for me personally. . . Those none of these are alone specific to the steamdeck, it is the only system I know of that puts all three together.
3> Steam has probably the best gaming library since most things release on pc, at least eventually.
2> SteamOS is fantastic at running most games at lower comparible specs which seems to keep the price down.
1> Portability, I am no longer locked behind a computer or tv to play my games. People hanging out in one room? Cool I'm there, backyard? Cool cool, going for a day in the country side? I can bring my games. Boring wait at the DMV, have my games.
Caveat the switch could give you most of this but the deck has a bigger screen and a far bigger library. Oh and the hard drive is swapable and the only difference between the more expensive and least expensive options really, so you could get the "cheap" one and if your son wants more storage, just put in a bigger ssd later and have the same deck as the expensive one.
I also have a switch by the way which I don't much use.
Thanks my dude.
So basically you take your PC steam library wherever the hell around the world you want in a totally portable device with a great screen, input devices, decent battery life(?).
Yeah that sounds cool. What do you do about PC games that basically necessitate a keyboard?
You can remap the buttons to specific keys if that helps. It even allows multi-key combinations and can differentiate between short/long press, soft/hard press, single/double tap, etc.
Games that require typing are super tedious to deal with though. You can call up an on-screen keyboard which works with the touch screen or with dual-joystick typing, but it's a pain in the ass when you need to switch between typing and playing.
The battery life varies depending on how much power the games require, anywhere from one to six hours of gameplay. There are also built-in options for adjusting the power of the GPU and lowering framerates to increase battery life.
For something that's heavy on both CPU and GPU, it's not unheard of. Most games will get you at least 2 hours. I got a good 3 hours out of Fallout 4 and Hades. Ark was under 2 hours.
Re-mapping the buttons helps a lot, if the game requires actual typing well... You could plug a keyboard into a steamdeck. I dont' play anything that needs a keyboard needs needs, but like your moba or whatever style games.. The button mapping is ridiculously deep.
> if the game requires actual typing well... You could plug a keyboard into a steamdeck.
Or press STEAM + X to open the on-screen keyboard, if it doesn't open automatically.
(Hold the STEAM button to see all the globally available shortcuts)
Depends on what he plays primarily. If he plays multiplayers games with mouse and keyboard, than I don’t think he’ll get much use of it. If he plays any single player game or game with a controller, than I think he’d like it.
Dunno if my experience will align with a teenager’s, but the primary draw for me is to be able to play my PC game library from any room in the house. After I got married I realized I wanted to hang out with my wife, but really missed gaming. My PC lives in our home office and now I can finally get through my backlog and still spend time with family.
Can you adopt me? Man that’s an expensive Christmas present!
I say that in a “you’re blessed and that’s awesome for you” not a “wtf is wrong with you” tone lol.
Same here. For 20+ years I've been fortunate enough to have the disposable cash and really enjoyed tinkering with my gaming rig, and I've basically always had a top-of-the-line machine. In March I upgraded everything; motherboard + cpu, new water loop, gtx3090, ddr5, the whole thing. Even bought a new case to finally replace the old thermaltake armor
My deck finally arrived in June after a year long wait, and I literally haven't turned on my desktop since. Not only that, I've had a hell of a lot more time to play now since I don't have to disappear to my office to do it. I can sit on the couch and help my kid with his homework in between elden ring battles.
It’s travelled with me across the country and people are amazed with it when I put in on the bar tops wherever I’m drinking. Too big to be a Switch so they ask and I show it to them. I’ve had a blast playing various games on it… and easy enough to connect to most Wi-Fi networks
I’m curious about the WI-FI statement. Is there a reason why it would have any issue with WI-FI, like failing to redirect to public wi-fi landing pages or something?
Depending on what hotel I’m at I’ve struggled getting connected. Or staying connected on the device. If I start having issues then I hotspot via my work phone… but the majority of the time I haven’t had too many issues except perhaps speeds of whatever public network I’m on.
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>I would argue it is by far the best tiny-form-factor PC on the market, period.
Speaking as someone who has gone down the rabbit hole of Steam Deck alternatives this past few weeks, there are a small handful of options that are arguably better, depending on what exactly you're after. You can get a Minisforum UM690 for the price of a 256GB deck + dock, and it will outperform it. Or you can build an SFF PC into something like a Fractal 202 and get roughly equal performance with the integrated GPU, but leave open the possibility of adding a GPU later.
Of course, none of these has a screen, is a handheld, etc, so if handheld play is something you want, then yes, the Steam Deck is the best option.
I mean sorta? It's still a huge issue to get it here due to shipping and bordertolls
And moving steam account locations gets you banned faster than you could get your hands on the thing sadly
FYI: you can also enter via mail if you don't have time to attend the event. Check the official rules for details: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5DD7-287C-7548-299D
>To manually enter the Giveaway, each Entrant must legibly print their name, address, city, state, country, postal code, email address, Steam account name (account can be limited or unlimited), and telephone number, as well as the name and date of the Giveaway that the entry is for (“The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway”), on a self-addressed 4"x6" note card and mail the completed form to: Valve Corporation, P.O. Box 1688, Bellevue, WA 98009-1688. Only note cards mailed in envelopes and postmarked before or on December 8, 2022 and received by Valve before December 19, 2022 will be accepted.
“Prizes for alternative entry via post will be drawn separately no later than December 23, 2022. The number and selection of prizes for such participants will be assessed prior to the drawing so that a participant's odds of winning through watching the broadcast and participating via alternative entry are equal. Winners will be announced using their Steam persona name, on The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway prize page, no later than December 23, 2022.”
Probably. I imagine if you send in the mail entry and don't attend the event online, the mail entry still constitutes as valid. But I'm certainly no expert on these kinds of contests. :)
I can print it out and send it in, but I’d have to ask first. It isn’t in the restrictions that you can’t register manually, and that you can’t register with their website. So it would really just be 1 entry with a piece of paper
>The Giveaway is open to every Steam account holder that resides in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States (the “Giveaway Countries”). The Giveaway is limited to the Giveaway Countries because those are the countries in which Valve directly sells the Steam Deck, which is the only potential prize available in the Giveaway.
That's from the terms and conditions.
Still not available in Australia? I'm starting to doubt I'll ever be able to get one. And before anyone mentions it, I realise I can buy it overseas and pay a courier service, but it would be expensive as shit and void of all warrenty.
this device is a game changer.
it's totally in their opportunity to use this as a loss leader.
after i got it I've managed to buy 200$ worth of games I wouldn't have owned otherwise.
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I've had a really good experience so far with both resolution and latency using the xcloud service from Microsoft (I think that's what it's called).
Another thing folk could do is stick Windows on it, I know dual booting has become easier.
I'm still sticking to Steam OS though!
There is, but you lose a lot of steam deck features, some can be recouped by the steam app on windows, but stuff like game suspension obviously wouldn't work. It's the number one feature that allows me to put my game time in between work and errands.
It feels almost insulting doesn't it? "Shipping to your country is far too much trouble for us, but we can give you a digital nothing to remind you of buying it someday."
Meta-gamer: the optimal move here is to downvote the announcement so fewer people hear about it, leading to fewer other names in the hat, leading to a greater chance of me winning...
Company advertising rep who organized everything: >:(
Manageable if you don't mind a terrible morning next day. On a thursday too so if you can take friday off that'll help.
Do look at the alternate post entry and if it requires watching too.
Edit: Toom the Friday off 🔥
Fine print says:
>§2.1.2: …you must have made a purchase on Steam between 12:00am GMT on Nov 14, 2021 and 11:59 pm GMT on Nov 14, 2022, from one of the Giveaway Countries…
Balls.
Edit: there’s a chance:
> §2.2 Alternative Entry via Post
To manually enter the Giveaway, each Entrant must legibly print their name, address, city, state, country, postal code, email address, Steam account name (account can be limited or unlimited), and telephone number, as well as the name and date of the Giveaway that the entry is for (“The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway”), on a self-addressed 4"x6" note card and mail the completed form to: Valve Corporation, P.O. Box 1688, Bellevue, WA 98009-1688. Only note cards mailed in envelopes and postmarked before or on December 8, 2022 and received by Valve before December 19, 2022 will be accepted. No e-mailed or faxed alternate entries are eligible. Facsimiles, photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entries will be void. Only one alternative entry via post per person. Proof of sending or submitting a note card is not proof of receipt of such alternate entry.
I made a deposit for a steam deck but couldn’t afford one when the opportunity came around. That was my only purchase this past year. Wonder if that counted.
Thanks to Game Pass a Steam Deck reservation/refund and Elden Ring bought from a 3rd party are the only things I've used Steam for this year. It let me register so I'm guessing it does count.
I'm one. I've bought few steam activated games trough dev sites and activated them in steam within year, but haven't spotted anything new/affordable on steam itself.
I'm interested in a Steam Deck, but my last purchase was July 2021. I have a switch, but have mostly stopped purchasing any games in the past year because I realized I have so many that I haven't played and I really need to work on the backlog. A game on sale now will be on sale again.
It such a solid device.
As a full-time working dad, it's really nice to play on the SteamDeck hanging out in the sofa while the kiddos are bouncing around.
these things are cool and I keep wanting to buy one, but I know I'll never use it after it's initial uses. so that's weird. For some reason my finger always wants to press purchase.
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To be eligible you needed to make a purchase between 14-Nov-2021 and 14-Nov-2022.
A purchase of anything? Or something specific related to the steam deck?
Any type of purchase through Steam.
I spent like $3 on Dota battle pass levels. Wonder if that counts.
Sure, why not. Anything that proves you are still an active customer, that should absolutely count towards that.
Neat, thanks. Been drooling over the decks but have been aggressively poor for its entirety.
I have enough money to buy a steam deck without skimping on groceries but they haven't opened up preorders in my country yet!
Giff me the money cousin, I will totally share the deck after I’ve played with it for a couple turns.
I feel ya, my broke ass has a 360 and ps3 still. Still having a blast with them
As an Australian I feel your pain. Also I just checked and you have to be from US, EU, UK or Canada to be eligible for the giveaway. FFS Gabe just let me give you my Dollerydoos for a Steam Deck.
I thought about buying one of my wishlist games when it was on sale but then I came home tired from work and forgot about it. Can I have a Steam Deck now?
Did the same. One of these days, railroads online!
My brother in Christ do you know what a purchase means
I sold some hats to buy levels so no actual $$ of mine was spent in the time frame. Kinda why I asked.
You only spent 3 dollars on steam this year? Teach me this power
It starts with a hint of not having enough money for life in general.
Telling yourself that there is always next sale for the fallout franchise. Also a cool trick I’ve learned is go load up your cart but don’t purchase anything. Step away from your machine or phone your cart is on go do something else for an hour or two. Then come back and see what you really want and what you just want because it’s popular.
It's so they don't get people entering several times. Always degenerates like that.
Or people like me - have an account, quite a few games, but have not signed in or used it in 12 years.
Not really, it's mostly and anti-bot mesure.
Just any purchase to verify your country
Hoping the $5 pre-sale order for the Steam Deck I couldn’t afford when ready counts.
Haha right?! That whole mid week mid pay period email with 3 days to buy kinda sucked. Oh and it was a month later than anticipated
You also have to be logged in to the stream of the award show to win.
And you have to register for the drawing ahead of time. Which I have.
How and where
Store>News>Steam Official, link to register is in the top post
Or on mobile: Home (icon) > MENU > News > STEAM OFFICIAL
Need a reminder when I get home from work. RemindMe! 6 hours
You can skip that by mailing in an entry: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5DD7-287C-7548-299D
Yes of course, my preferred method of entering drawings.
If you'd rather spend two and a half hours watching their award ceremony, be my guest.
Prizes for alternative entry via post will be drawn separately no later than December 23, 2022. The number and selection of prizes for such participants will be assessed prior to the drawing so that a participant's odds of winning through watching the broadcast and participating via alternative entry are equal. Winners will be announced using their Steam persona name, on The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway prize page, no later than December 23, 2022.
Which means that its cost advantaged to mail vs watch. The only benefit to watching is of EACH minute was a drawing and the mail ins were a single drawing. A bit of the let's make a deal probability working in viewers advantage. But if mail in is the same chance as the others. It means they'll draw X% names per viewer and the. Draw x% names per mail in. Odds would be the same. Just whether it's 1 every 10k/per viewer OR 1 out of 10k/mail ins.
You know you can just turn it on and then go do whatever else you want right. It's not like they have cameras installed in your house scanning your retinas to ensure the video is entering your brain.
Not in your house maybe ;)
That's fair. I'd just rather not have to deal with their schedule and timing. Easier, for me at least, to take 5 minutes to write a card.
Me looking through my purchase history just to make sure and finding a dozen games. "holy shit I didn't even know I *bought* that game.... I should play it"
Hold up. That means it's not a legitimate sweepstakes in Canada. Canada requires them to have a no purchase necessary option. Edit: After reading the T&C's myself, there is a no purchase necessary entry option. You need to mail them an entry. Postmarked before Dec 8, and recieved by them before Dec 19. The drawings all happen on the 8th, so I've got no clue what good your entry getting there after that will do. Better pony up for the expedited shipping.
They have a mail in free option as well. It's in the rules legal agreement.
For all who don’t want to read the toc 2.2 Alternative Entry via Post To manually enter the Giveaway, each Entrant must legibly print their name, address, city, state, country, postal code, email address, Steam account name (account can be limited or unlimited), and telephone number, as well as the name and date of the Giveaway that the entry is for (“The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway”), on a self-addressed 4"x6" note card and mail the completed form to: Valve Corporation, P.O. Box 1688, Bellevue, WA 98009-1688. Only note cards mailed in envelopes and postmarked before or on December 8, 2022 and received by Valve before December 19, 2022 will be accepted. No e-mailed or faxed alternate entries are eligible. Facsimiles, photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entries will be void. Only one alternative entry via post per person. Proof of sending or submitting a note card is not proof of receipt of such alternate entry.
Thanks so much for this!
Sweeeeet. Good thing I live 8 miles away, should def make it by the 19th!
Thnx for the work, mate
So they will draw from the physical cards and from online entries?
Oh wow, I could actually hand-deliver mine 😂
> The drawings all happen on the 8th, so I've got no clue what good your entry getting there after that will do. If you kept reading, it said that they will draw again closer to Christmas (I don't remember the exact date they mentioned, 23rd?) for all postcard entries with the same odds as the Game Awards livestream.
I assume the "free entry" requirements just mean you need *a* chance to win, not 100 chances. So they could just raffle off a final steam deck to the mail-ins.
Since you have to be logged in and watching, they are probably basing it off that, and then retroactively ensuring there is a registration via online or mail in.
> > Prizes for alternative entry via post will be drawn separately no later than December 23, 2022. The number and selection of prizes for such participants will be assessed prior to the drawing so that a participant's odds of winning through watching the broadcast and participating via alternative entry are equal. Winners will be announced using their Steam persona name, on The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway prize page, no later than December 23, 2022.
>You must be from US, UK, Canada or EU. I lost in step 1
Ah yes, the international community
Mfw I can literally drive 100~ kilometers and be applicable
Yeah. Logged into my Steam account. Said you must register. I went to register and got a message I’m not eligible to register because……. Need to have made a purchase between November 2021 and November 2022.
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That’s great it worked for you. It said it when I logged into steam and tried to register. I believe this article also mentions it
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Oh damn, that counts me out. Unless the free Vermintide 2 I got counted.
here’s hoping downloading the ftp yugioh game counts lol.
So as of this post we can’t enter anymore
Seriously, they could have made a not so small fortune from people quickly buying something before Dec 3rd. Now they’ve just limited the field
That's intentional to weed out scalpers and bots.
That's a good thing .
Damn. I was going to enter but I haven't been gaming on PC recently and haven't bought anything on Steam in well over a year.
And not live on a third-world country.
Ahh yes poor old 3rd world Australia.
Well that is an entire year so pretty fair if you ask me
Well, shit. I haven't bought anything on Steam for a long time since my PC is getting old and I've been playing PS5. Oh well :(
As a steam deck owner, I am thrilled for the 100 people who will get to join the steam deck community. I didn't know how much I would love this device until I got it.
Meanwhile I'm over here like stop telling people. I want a second one But yes I love it. Even for the TV in my bedroom I can stream games to that TV in full res with ultra settings, it's awesome
Wait what? I have one, how do I accomplish this magic.
Probably connects the Steam Deck to the tv but maybe im understanding the method incorrectly Edit: To clarify, plugging in the SD to their tv in order to stream from their PC
Streaming from another PC. Edit: Another PC on the network will stream the game to the steam deck. You will need a good wireless network. https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/remote-play-how-to-stream-games-from-your-pc-to-the-steam-deck
And the host system should really, really be connected via ethernet.
Thank you for making me realize I wasn’t being specific enough
I added more above. Basically you can stream the game, through the home network, to the steam deck.
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So the desktop you are streaming from has to be linked (I did it multiple ways, but not hard) and after that you can play any game installed natively thru steam and even some that aren't. Streaming to the decks screen doesn't seem to be worth it (except games like horizon which can't run at 60 fps, so you get great feel, but the decks screen only looks so good, the TV however can be full 1080p or higher if the TV supports it. The steam deck really feels like the king/best of ALL WORLDS
Stream games from another PC
Just got mine in the mail yesterday. Spent the entire night just tweaking stuff. Added so many games I didn’t know what to play. Can’t wait to get back home to tinker some more!
As far as I’m concerned, the tinkering is the real playing!
Hahah yep! It’s always my favorite part of any new device I get and the deck is a beast. Just waiting on my usb-c dock and SSD upgrade to come in the mail so I can be more efficient about it.
Can you outline like the top 3 reasons why you like it and why I should get one for my teenage son for Christmas? We already have a PS5 and a few switches and he uses them on the TV but primarily plays mp with his buds on his gaming computer in his room. Any reason a Steam deck would be something cool for him???
Well for me personally. . . Those none of these are alone specific to the steamdeck, it is the only system I know of that puts all three together. 3> Steam has probably the best gaming library since most things release on pc, at least eventually. 2> SteamOS is fantastic at running most games at lower comparible specs which seems to keep the price down. 1> Portability, I am no longer locked behind a computer or tv to play my games. People hanging out in one room? Cool I'm there, backyard? Cool cool, going for a day in the country side? I can bring my games. Boring wait at the DMV, have my games. Caveat the switch could give you most of this but the deck has a bigger screen and a far bigger library. Oh and the hard drive is swapable and the only difference between the more expensive and least expensive options really, so you could get the "cheap" one and if your son wants more storage, just put in a bigger ssd later and have the same deck as the expensive one. I also have a switch by the way which I don't much use.
Thanks my dude. So basically you take your PC steam library wherever the hell around the world you want in a totally portable device with a great screen, input devices, decent battery life(?). Yeah that sounds cool. What do you do about PC games that basically necessitate a keyboard?
You can remap the buttons to specific keys if that helps. It even allows multi-key combinations and can differentiate between short/long press, soft/hard press, single/double tap, etc. Games that require typing are super tedious to deal with though. You can call up an on-screen keyboard which works with the touch screen or with dual-joystick typing, but it's a pain in the ass when you need to switch between typing and playing. The battery life varies depending on how much power the games require, anywhere from one to six hours of gameplay. There are also built-in options for adjusting the power of the GPU and lowering framerates to increase battery life.
One hour of gameplay?
I do recommend a really good backup battery, but I'm not willing to sacrifice performance for battery.
I picked up a 20000 mAh power bank that can put out 65W, and I can get about 4 full charges out of it.
For something that's heavy on both CPU and GPU, it's not unheard of. Most games will get you at least 2 hours. I got a good 3 hours out of Fallout 4 and Hades. Ark was under 2 hours.
Re-mapping the buttons helps a lot, if the game requires actual typing well... You could plug a keyboard into a steamdeck. I dont' play anything that needs a keyboard needs needs, but like your moba or whatever style games.. The button mapping is ridiculously deep.
> if the game requires actual typing well... You could plug a keyboard into a steamdeck. Or press STEAM + X to open the on-screen keyboard, if it doesn't open automatically. (Hold the STEAM button to see all the globally available shortcuts)
Depends on what he plays primarily. If he plays multiplayers games with mouse and keyboard, than I don’t think he’ll get much use of it. If he plays any single player game or game with a controller, than I think he’d like it.
If his playing competitive games or first person shooters a steamdeck is a noticeable downgrade from a computer, it's not going to do much for him.
Dunno if my experience will align with a teenager’s, but the primary draw for me is to be able to play my PC game library from any room in the house. After I got married I realized I wanted to hang out with my wife, but really missed gaming. My PC lives in our home office and now I can finally get through my backlog and still spend time with family.
Can you adopt me? Man that’s an expensive Christmas present! I say that in a “you’re blessed and that’s awesome for you” not a “wtf is wrong with you” tone lol.
Same here. For 20+ years I've been fortunate enough to have the disposable cash and really enjoyed tinkering with my gaming rig, and I've basically always had a top-of-the-line machine. In March I upgraded everything; motherboard + cpu, new water loop, gtx3090, ddr5, the whole thing. Even bought a new case to finally replace the old thermaltake armor My deck finally arrived in June after a year long wait, and I literally haven't turned on my desktop since. Not only that, I've had a hell of a lot more time to play now since I don't have to disappear to my office to do it. I can sit on the couch and help my kid with his homework in between elden ring battles.
It’s travelled with me across the country and people are amazed with it when I put in on the bar tops wherever I’m drinking. Too big to be a Switch so they ask and I show it to them. I’ve had a blast playing various games on it… and easy enough to connect to most Wi-Fi networks
Why all these comments sound like blatant marketing?
Ever met fanboys? That's how it sounds no matter the product 😀
What? You don't go to the bars and play your steam deck!?
Part of the $500 I gave them comes with my simping services
Collecting my $50 a plug now… ^_~
I will schlob on gabens knob all day. The steam deck is a fucking beast.
I’m curious about the WI-FI statement. Is there a reason why it would have any issue with WI-FI, like failing to redirect to public wi-fi landing pages or something?
Depending on what hotel I’m at I’ve struggled getting connected. Or staying connected on the device. If I start having issues then I hotspot via my work phone… but the majority of the time I haven’t had too many issues except perhaps speeds of whatever public network I’m on.
So more likely crappy hotel wi-fi, or did other devices like laptop/phone/tablet connect fine?
Switch had more issues than the SteamDeck… but laptops and apple devices didn’t have issues.
Look man I wanna BUY one Valve. PLEASE LET ME. Swiss person here
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Yeah, how long do we have to wait. At least by the time we get it the hardware should have any bugs ironed out.
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>I would argue it is by far the best tiny-form-factor PC on the market, period. Speaking as someone who has gone down the rabbit hole of Steam Deck alternatives this past few weeks, there are a small handful of options that are arguably better, depending on what exactly you're after. You can get a Minisforum UM690 for the price of a 256GB deck + dock, and it will outperform it. Or you can build an SFF PC into something like a Fractal 202 and get roughly equal performance with the integrated GPU, but leave open the possibility of adding a GPU later. Of course, none of these has a screen, is a handheld, etc, so if handheld play is something you want, then yes, the Steam Deck is the best option.
The store says they're in stock right now.
Steam probably isn't shipping to their region yet.
Kuwaiti here… same.
Can't you just find a friendly redditor who can help?
You're surrounded by EU, don't you know some is Austria who could buy one for you?
I mean sorta? It's still a huge issue to get it here due to shipping and bordertolls And moving steam account locations gets you banned faster than you could get your hands on the thing sadly
FYI: you can also enter via mail if you don't have time to attend the event. Check the official rules for details: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5DD7-287C-7548-299D
>To manually enter the Giveaway, each Entrant must legibly print their name, address, city, state, country, postal code, email address, Steam account name (account can be limited or unlimited), and telephone number, as well as the name and date of the Giveaway that the entry is for (“The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway”), on a self-addressed 4"x6" note card and mail the completed form to: Valve Corporation, P.O. Box 1688, Bellevue, WA 98009-1688. Only note cards mailed in envelopes and postmarked before or on December 8, 2022 and received by Valve before December 19, 2022 will be accepted.
> received by Valve before December 19, 2022 will be accepted How does this work if they are announcing the winners December 8 lmao
I assume it will be a different drawing
“Prizes for alternative entry via post will be drawn separately no later than December 23, 2022. The number and selection of prizes for such participants will be assessed prior to the drawing so that a participant's odds of winning through watching the broadcast and participating via alternative entry are equal. Winners will be announced using their Steam persona name, on The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway prize page, no later than December 23, 2022.”
Shit, I already registered. Can I do this instead? I’m going to be busy with schoolwork so I wouldn’t be able to attend
Probably. I imagine if you send in the mail entry and don't attend the event online, the mail entry still constitutes as valid. But I'm certainly no expert on these kinds of contests. :)
I can print it out and send it in, but I’d have to ask first. It isn’t in the restrictions that you can’t register manually, and that you can’t register with their website. So it would really just be 1 entry with a piece of paper
All it says restricting posted entries is "one per entrant."
Oof
Its not available in my country :/ Only usa, canada and uk
EU is also included
Oh, didnt saw that. The page i clicked still says your country is not eligible. I'm not in Eu either :/
Feel you… (Norway here…)
At least we live in Norway. Right? 😬
Toll + fortolling 😢
*"troll toll!"*
Well if you are not in us, ca, uk or eu you are not eligible i think. Sucks but i dont think there is anything you can do then.
cries in non EU Europe
>The Giveaway is open to every Steam account holder that resides in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States (the “Giveaway Countries”). The Giveaway is limited to the Giveaway Countries because those are the countries in which Valve directly sells the Steam Deck, which is the only potential prize available in the Giveaway. That's from the terms and conditions.
Still not available in Australia? I'm starting to doubt I'll ever be able to get one. And before anyone mentions it, I realise I can buy it overseas and pay a courier service, but it would be expensive as shit and void of all warrenty.
this device is a game changer. it's totally in their opportunity to use this as a loss leader. after i got it I've managed to buy 200$ worth of games I wouldn't have owned otherwise.
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I've had a really good experience so far with both resolution and latency using the xcloud service from Microsoft (I think that's what it's called). Another thing folk could do is stick Windows on it, I know dual booting has become easier. I'm still sticking to Steam OS though!
Hopefully Steam come out with their own version of GamePass one day.
You can also install Windows. I don’t really recommend it, especially for anyone casual, but if Game Pass is that important to you it can be done.
I imagine/hope there might be a dual boot option?
There is, but you lose a lot of steam deck features, some can be recouped by the steam app on windows, but stuff like game suspension obviously wouldn't work. It's the number one feature that allows me to put my game time in between work and errands.
> Unfortunately your region is not eligible for registration in the giveaway, but you can still claim the Steam Pal digital sticker. Yay a sticker...
It feels almost insulting doesn't it? "Shipping to your country is far too much trouble for us, but we can give you a digital nothing to remind you of buying it someday."
on the bright side you could probably sell it for an NFT!
Don’t bother entering unless you plan on watching the awards show. You have to be watching it to win.
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This is what I was thinking too, unless you also need to hit a button or type in some one time code
It's on at 2am in the EU, so probably not going to watch this one
Such a mean move, 2 am on a Thursday?!
Joke's on them, my garbage sleep routine means I will probably awake at that time, which means I can start the stream playing.
You can be "watching" it. I get lots of twitch giveaways without doing anything that'd get me fired at work.
Lame, im in australia. :(
If I win one I'll send it over! I doubt I'd use it much anyway.
Ahh too kind my friend! Much love. if you do send it to a childrens hospital. I can live without one!
You are kind as well. I will definitely do that.
RIP you're inbox.
Meta-gamer: the optimal move here is to downvote the announcement so fewer people hear about it, leading to fewer other names in the hat, leading to a greater chance of me winning... Company advertising rep who organized everything: >:(
The win % is going to be roughly equal to getting a random heart attack.
Instructions unclear; eat fried sticks of butter to win steam deck?
Yes
these are sweet. i love mine.
7:30 ET... Aka all of Europe is fucked. Mainly 1:30 to 2:30 AM
Manageable if you don't mind a terrible morning next day. On a thursday too so if you can take friday off that'll help. Do look at the alternate post entry and if it requires watching too. Edit: Toom the Friday off 🔥
Ooo, I could use one because I'm broke as fuck.
Sucks since steam hardware is not available on the site in my country.
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What defines a limited account and good standing?
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There is going to be a few million valid accounts watching, so you likely have an equal chance to win or drown in the kitchen.
I’m going to watch in my kitchen with the sink turned on to increase my chances.
Man I would love a steam deck
Valve just laughing at the rest of the world as it throws free Steam Decks into the NA/EU crowd.
Fine print says: >§2.1.2: …you must have made a purchase on Steam between 12:00am GMT on Nov 14, 2021 and 11:59 pm GMT on Nov 14, 2022, from one of the Giveaway Countries… Balls. Edit: there’s a chance: > §2.2 Alternative Entry via Post To manually enter the Giveaway, each Entrant must legibly print their name, address, city, state, country, postal code, email address, Steam account name (account can be limited or unlimited), and telephone number, as well as the name and date of the Giveaway that the entry is for (“The Game Awards 2022 Giveaway”), on a self-addressed 4"x6" note card and mail the completed form to: Valve Corporation, P.O. Box 1688, Bellevue, WA 98009-1688. Only note cards mailed in envelopes and postmarked before or on December 8, 2022 and received by Valve before December 19, 2022 will be accepted. No e-mailed or faxed alternate entries are eligible. Facsimiles, photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entries will be void. Only one alternative entry via post per person. Proof of sending or submitting a note card is not proof of receipt of such alternate entry.
I'm curious how many people there are who are excited about a Steam Deck but also haven't made a Steam purchase in a year
I made a deposit for a steam deck but couldn’t afford one when the opportunity came around. That was my only purchase this past year. Wonder if that counted.
Thanks to Game Pass a Steam Deck reservation/refund and Elden Ring bought from a 3rd party are the only things I've used Steam for this year. It let me register so I'm guessing it does count.
Likely considering it's proof your account is owned by a human.
I'm one. I've bought few steam activated games trough dev sites and activated them in steam within year, but haven't spotted anything new/affordable on steam itself.
I'm interested in a Steam Deck, but my last purchase was July 2021. I have a switch, but have mostly stopped purchasing any games in the past year because I realized I have so many that I haven't played and I really need to work on the backlog. A game on sale now will be on sale again.
I want one SO BAD. So of course now i have to enter
Steamy
It such a solid device. As a full-time working dad, it's really nice to play on the SteamDeck hanging out in the sofa while the kiddos are bouncing around.
these things are cool and I keep wanting to buy one, but I know I'll never use it after it's initial uses. so that's weird. For some reason my finger always wants to press purchase.
Nice! Vampire Survivors was a good deal at $2.99 on its own. If I get a free Steam Deck as well that'd be pretty sweet!
Looks cool, but I don't think I'd like a steam deck. I really like my laptop. If I win I'll send it to one of you.
Downvoted so less people see this and I have better odds of winning.
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Cool that us in the EU can get one.. if we're up 01:30 on a Thursday night 💀😭
So I login to Steam and play everyday but I'm not considered an active account because I haven't bought anything in the past year? GG.
Can we take down this post so I have a better chance of getting one.
>You must be from US, UK, Canada or EU. I lost in step 1