How would you feel if Valve's Gabe Newell appeared at your front door to deliver a signed Steam Deck? Well, some people got to find out. Also, an overview of a recent IGN interview for you.
There's been quite a few reports now of Newell out and about with a Deck in hand, and it's pretty wholesome but it does sound quite a lot like some sort of marketing stunt. Not that anyone will be complaining about it of course, it's a great way to show it all off. Writing on Reddit, user "bitfiddler0" showed off the signed Deck along with a shot of Newell outside:
Across another report on Reddit, user "SeattleRainPidgeons" mentioned: "Saw a camera crew going up to my neighbors house while I was loading stuff into my truck. My roommate recognized the guy being followed as Gaben, I didn't believe him, our other roommate then verified it was indeed Gabe. After delivering my neighbor's Deck, we yelled "Hi Gabe!". At which point he asked how many were living in the house, then he went back to his van and grabbed us each a Deck. Was also filmed receiving ours so I assume these will be used in some promo or online. Very cool day."
Meanwhile IGN managed to get Newell to stay still for a little while to have a chat, here's the full video and below will be some notes on what was said:
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A quick overview for you:
- Newell feels problems they're solving will help lots of hardware manufacturers in the PC space.
- Thinks this is a permanent extension of the PC marketplace.
- Said he wanted a device like this since "forever" (didn't we all?).
- Expects to see a "wide variety" of hardware devices (meaning more PC portables) and continued innovation in software for it all.
- He's been playing Final Fantasy online with family on it.
- Newell thinks the Steam Deck is a "pretty good bargain" on the subject of bridging the gap with the shortages and high prices of other hardware.
- No plans to increase Steam Deck price.
- Far more people having been buying the most expensive model, more than they expected. So they will continue to look at the high-end. The 512GB model has significantly outsold the base 64GB model.
- When asked about new Steam Deck models in future, Newell said "absolutely". Valve plans to ride the wave of new hardware, like newer and better AMD chips.
- Demand overall is a lot higher than expected.
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>"then he went back to his van and grabbed us each a Deck."
Were those extra Decks meant for other people who ended up not getting one, or were those already meant to be for being given away?
Were those extra Decks meant for other people who ended up not getting one, or were those already meant to be for being given away?
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gradyvuckovic Feb 28, 2022
>"then he went back to his van and grabbed us each a Deck."
Were those extra Decks meant for other people who ended up not getting one, or were those already meant to be for being given away?
I imagine they were fully expecting someone to approach them and say 'Hey can we have a Steam Deck!?' and came prepared just in case.
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Clearly a cost cutting effort to save on shipping.
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When asked about new Steam Deck models in future, Newell said "absolutely". Valve plans to ride the wave of new hardware, like newer and better AMD chips.
A V2 with Thunderbolt 4+ (this one could have had it if Intel didn't have the TB4 exclusivity, albeit a bit more expensive) must happen, a decent handheld laptop with eGPUs support, it's a no-brainer.
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Arehandoro Feb 28, 2022
I mean, if SteamDeck 2 is already in the pipeline we might as well wait. At least for a revision with better battery :D
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MasterSleort Feb 28, 2022
A V2 with Thunderbolt 4+ (this one could have had it if Intel didn't have the TB4 exclusivity, albeit a bit more expensive) must happen, a decent handheld laptop with eGPUs support, it's a no-brainer.
Not true. For about a year it has been possible to buy AMD motherboards with Thunderbolt 4 support. At some point last year I was about to get an ASUS ProArt B550 CREATOR, which has two Thunderbolt 4 ports built in.[/quote]
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What a breath of fresh air it is to listen to Gabe, a CEO of a gaming company that not only knows and loves gaming but that also have intimate knowledge of the product that they create and distribute.
Regarding a v2, I don't expect that to happen until 2024 at the earliest. First AMD have to release a better enough APU and then they have to create one that they can produce in the numbers needed. Going by the sales numbers I would expect Steam to drop the middle SKU, if people mostly buy the most expensive version then the middle one sounds completely unnecessary.
Regarding a v2, I don't expect that to happen until 2024 at the earliest. First AMD have to release a better enough APU and then they have to create one that they can produce in the numbers needed. Going by the sales numbers I would expect Steam to drop the middle SKU, if people mostly buy the most expensive version then the middle one sounds completely unnecessary.
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I'm pretty sure if there is a deck V2 it will be backward compatible with the first one.
Surprisingly they sold more top tier decks then they thought. So far valve still earns my trust in buying the most expensive one. Unbelievable how open they are with it and the partnership with ifixit is unbelievable good news.
That's what I would call a sustainable product!
Surprisingly they sold more top tier decks then they thought. So far valve still earns my trust in buying the most expensive one. Unbelievable how open they are with it and the partnership with ifixit is unbelievable good news.
That's what I would call a sustainable product!
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I'm pretty sure if there is a deck V2 it will be backward compatible with the first one.Of course it will be, as the majority of games either use Proton which would work the same or native Linux builds - which should also work the same.
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I'm pretty sure if there is a deck V2 it will be backward compatible with the first one.Compatible with what exactly? As Liam pointed out, the software itself is already independent from the hardware and runs on virtually any PC.
Surprisingly they sold more top tier decks then they thought. So far valve still earns my trust in buying the most expensive one. Unbelievable how open they are with it and the partnership with ifixit is unbelievable good news.
That's what I would call a sustainable product!
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actually that is bad...
i cant remember the name, but there were an console in the past that was killed because it announced it sequel too soon.
people stop purchasing thinking: why should i buy an <console_name> if they gonna relase the <console_name2> soon and the one i just purchased will be obsolete? i will wait for the <console_name2> instead!
as an result, the company stop selling <console_name> and went broke before they could relase the <console_name2>...
i'm not saying valve will go broke, but announce an steamdeck2 too soon may afect the sales of steam deck 1.
i cant remember the name, but there were an console in the past that was killed because it announced it sequel too soon.
people stop purchasing thinking: why should i buy an <console_name> if they gonna relase the <console_name2> soon and the one i just purchased will be obsolete? i will wait for the <console_name2> instead!
as an result, the company stop selling <console_name> and went broke before they could relase the <console_name2>...
i'm not saying valve will go broke, but announce an steamdeck2 too soon may afect the sales of steam deck 1.
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Rather aside from the point, but very impressed and glad to see how much weight Gaben has lost. Good on him
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Philadelphus Feb 28, 2022
Far more people having been buying the most expensive model, more than they expected. So they will continue to look at the high-end. The 512GB model has significantly outsold the base 64GB model.Very interesting, for all the talk I saw in articles about how "you can buy the 64 GB model and upgrade the SSD yourself" it seems not a lot of people feel like doing that.
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actually that is bad...I've been browsing articles about the Deck outside of GoL, and I see a lot of comments from people saying they plan to wait--either for the software to mature a bit more, or for the next version.
i cant remember the name, but there were an console in the past that was killed because it announced it sequel too soon.
people stop purchasing thinking: why should i buy an <console_name> if they gonna relase the <console_name2> soon and the one i just purchased will be obsolete? i will wait for the <console_name2> instead!
as an result, the company stop selling <console_name> and went broke before they could relase the <console_name2>...
i'm not saying valve will go broke, but announce an steamdeck2 too soon may afect the sales of steam deck 1.
Mind you, Gabe is saying they've got more demand than they expected, so that just might mean this machine will keep on getting buyers for some time.
Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 28 February 2022 at 6:48 pm UTC
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slaapliedje Feb 28, 2022
Ha, weird, I'd expect that to be a question posted anywhere but here, where we're all Linux gamers and should understand compatibility for future devices won't even be a worry. It's even less worrisome than 'will my game work in the next version of Windows' since Valve can either lock the proton version per game, or allow people to tweak that, and use the most optimum version of it. There are many games that are now unplayable on newer versions of Windows, but work fine with Wine, because you can tell Wine to use the APIs of older versions of Windows.I'm pretty sure if there is a deck V2 it will be backward compatible with the first one.Compatible with what exactly? As Liam pointed out, the software itself is already independent from the hardware and runs on virtually any PC.
Surprisingly they sold more top tier decks then they thought. So far valve still earns my trust in buying the most expensive one. Unbelievable how open they are with it and the partnership with ifixit is unbelievable good news.
That's what I would call a sustainable product!
I've been browsing articles about the Deck outside of GoL, and I see a lot of comments from people saying they plan to wait--either for the software to mature a bit more, or for the next version.Funny thing is, once SteamOS 3.0 is stable/released, people could/should see how it runs on the more expensive hand held PC systems to see how it'd run there. Then again the Deck was 'painful' to get to the price they got it to. Because they know damn well they'll make back all the money on Steam Sales!
Mind you, Gabe is saying they've got more demand than they expected, so that just might mean this machine will keep on getting buyers for some time.
So excited to get mine!
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actually that is bad...I've been browsing articles about the Deck outside of GoL, and I see a lot of comments from people saying they plan to wait--either for the software to mature a bit more, or for the next version.
i cant remember the name, but there were an console in the past that was killed because it announced it sequel too soon.
people stop purchasing thinking: why should i buy an <console_name> if they gonna relase the <console_name2> soon and the one i just purchased will be obsolete? i will wait for the <console_name2> instead!
as an result, the company stop selling <console_name> and went broke before they could relase the <console_name2>...
i'm not saying valve will go broke, but announce an steamdeck2 too soon may afect the sales of steam deck 1.
Mind you, Gabe is saying they've got more demand than they expected, so that just might mean this machine will keep on getting buyers for some time.
i know they will take sometime to relase the steam deck 2, but they should make sure that people know it will take some time.
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I'm pretty sure if there is a deck V2 it will be backward compatible with the first one.
Surprisingly they sold more top tier decks then they thought. So far valve still earns my trust in buying the most expensive one. Unbelievable how open they are with it and the partnership with ifixit is unbelievable good news.
That's what I would call a sustainable product!
The minute I heard about this, I bought it! And because I loved the concept and it running on Linux, I wanted to support it so I bought the top tier! I guess there are a lot of enthusiastic people like me. Because tbh it can't bet the specs
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Once I have my high end deck, I will order the "cheap" deck, so I can play with my wife.
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Commonly known as the Osborne effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effectI'm pretty sure if there is a deck V2 it will be backward compatible with the first one.Compatible with what exactly? As Liam pointed out, the software itself is already independent from the hardware and runs on virtually any PC.
Surprisingly they sold more top tier decks then they thought. So far valve still earns my trust in buying the most expensive one. Unbelievable how open they are with it and the partnership with ifixit is unbelievable good news.
That's what I would call a sustainable product!
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