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Steam Machine pricing announced (from $1049-$1428 USD), reservation lists open (store.steampowered.com)
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[–] 136 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Gonna get skewered for this take but... that's slightly better than I thought it would be. I thought it would be 1500 USD at the minimum.

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OH NO brother they're RAFFLING IT!? hahahaha that's fucked

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  • [–] 62 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    OH NO brother they're RAFFLING IT!? hahahaha that's fucked

    I’m actually glad to see it. A raffle is one of the only realistic ways to deter scalpers while still leaving the console eventually accessible to people who actually want to play on it. Fuck scalpers; anything that hurts them is a win in my book.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I mean, yeah, fuck scalpers. But valve's global market is atrocious. I could buy a PS5 in a brick and mortar store, I could order any Xbox version I want, I could've bought and play a Switch2 on launch day. But somehow 4 years later I would have to find a sketchy online reseller if I wanted a Steam Deck. The Steam controller won't get to me unless I'm willing to pay 4 times the original cost, and it would probably be years before I see a Steam Machine in person. Valve is right, piracy is a service problem, and I'm starting to suspect that scalping is too.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    OH NO brother they're RAFFLING IT!? hahahaha that's fucked

    I disagree. The Deck and Controller each had their queues announced at least a week ahead of time. The queue for the Steam Machine kinda just shadowdropped in comparison. Plus a raffle doesn't penalize anyone for having work or living in a timezone where they'd normally be asleep.

    Given the circumstances it's pretty fair.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Even with an announcement ahead of time it's so much better imo. Doesn't penalize people for having to work or just living in a timezone where it's the middle of the night.

    Sure it feels like you have less agency over when you get it but it's so much fairer.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Yeah 10:00 a.m. is perfectly reasonable but it converts to 6:00 p.m. UK time 7:00 p.m. for a lot of Europe, that's kind of late in the day to be trying to order something and I think it's the middle of the night in Australia. This does seem better.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It's a one-per-household, vetted for bots and scalpers raffle, yup. Well, more of a first-wave-shuffling and then waitlist, really.

    Each global region has separate quantities and lists, and each version of the box has their raffled/shuffled lists.

    What's nice about that is, not only are they going to actively try to limit to one household, but as long as you get in before the 25th, even if you get shuffled to the very end, you're still going to be before anybody that comes in almost 4 days later, and have a chance to be literally first. Chaotic, but I think that's kinda fun.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Each global region that's supported that is. I wish they'd have some way for regions outside of those list to still try. There was essentially 0 chance I was able to get a Steam Controller being outside of those lists.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    For all the talk about fighting scalpers, valve's lack of global shipping and market means that scalpers are literally the only way I can get any hardware product. The billion dollar corporation won't ship to my country, but Randy from Jacksonville will literally ship the product right into my doorstep. I don't defend scalpers but this is ridiculous.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Yea, the annoying thing is that this used to be fine. I was able to order the Steam Deck with my non-US account and pick it up when I happened to be in the US. Now, I can't even do that. I have a 15 year old account and spent probably more than a couple thousand bucks by now. Surely I've earned it?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It's not a raffle anyone who joins the list will get a device it's just when you get it. It's a countermeasure to stop bots from being used to scalp the machines. I'm sure if you're not that bothered about getting it in the first week or so you can just hold off and then it'll go to normal purchasing after that.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Valve seem to have been pretty good so far about keeping scalpers from becoming part of their distribution network. Compared to the shit we saw with the PS5, for example.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I remember being very difficult to get hold of the original steam deck. I don't think they initially had any kind of limiting place, I feel like it was the second run where that was implemented.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    i mean, i just entered a raffle. but it's for free music tix at stern grove in san francisco. that's the kind of raffle i'll enter.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I actually wish they did concert tickets like this. I might actually occasionally be able to go to one.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    My dude I am not bullshitting you. It's free too

    Entered the lottery a couple days ago to see the violent femmes, and the lottery for patti labelle opens Sunday.

    I have a friend who listens to the radio at work. When there's a contest, she calls in. Gets tickets to everything, because who calls in to the radio nowadays?

    I'm a live music junkie though. Open mic nights are one of my favorite things.

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