Valve heads to PAX Australia for the first time, maybe they'll finally get the Steam Deck

Hope Gabe is prepared to fight the Emus...... After their victory in the 1930's...... They now control the land....... They are a tough adversary....... They kicked our arse back then and are even more powerful now since they have formed an alliance with the Cassowaries and Dingos......... Gabe will need to work hard and negotiate a Steam Deck trade deal with the head Emu........

Hopefully that can happen at PAX Australia........ Good luck Lord Gaben....


Last edited by StoneColdSpider on 18 September 2024 at 12:09 pm UTC

Hope Gabe is prepared to fight the Emus...... After their victory in the 1930's...... They now control the land....... They are a tough adversary....... They kicked our arse back then and are even more powerful now since they have formed an alliance with the Cassowaries and Dingos......... Gabe will need to work hard and negotiate a Steam Deck trade deal with the head Emu........

Hopefully that can happen at PAX Australia........ Good luck Lord Gaben....

Have the Drop Bears remained silent?

Have the Drop Bears remained silent?

The Drop Bears are currently still licking their wounds after being beaten by Bananas.....


Last edited by StoneColdSpider on 18 September 2024 at 12:23 pm UTC

Yeah, Valve Software will be at PAX Australia to tell us that they're going to release the Steam Deck locally in 2048... Meanwhile, everybody else - from two-bit nobodies through to billion dollar multinationals - can release their wares in a tenth of the time that Valve Software can, and generate a profit in the process!

Yeah, Valve Software will be at PAX Australia to tell us that they're going to release the Steam Deck locally in 2048... Meanwhile, everybody else - from two-bit nobodies through to billion dollar multinationals - can release their wares in a tenth of the time that Valve Software can, and generate a profit in the process!

Even if those said companies make profit on those wares, Valve will still be the de facto standard when it comes to buying your games on PC and they still profit as well.

Perhaps then, Australia might finally see a proper Steam Deck release?

Not bloody likely

Yeah, Valve Software will be at PAX Australia to tell us that they're going to release the Steam Deck locally in 2048... Meanwhile, everybody else - from two-bit nobodies through to billion dollar multinationals - can release their wares in a tenth of the time that Valve Software can, and generate a profit in the process!

What people keep missing on this point though, is how Valve is still a relative newbie to the hardware game. When you think about all the other lot doing handhelds, laptops and so on, they already have *all* the contacts and stuff in place to ship near worldwide for various types of hardware. Stuff like this takes time, but even so, it has been a bit too long for our Aus friends.

Yeah, Valve Software will be at PAX Australia to tell us that they're going to release the Steam Deck locally in 2048... Meanwhile, everybody else - from two-bit nobodies through to billion dollar multinationals - can release their wares in a tenth of the time that Valve Software can, and generate a profit in the process!

What people keep missing on this point though, is how Valve is still a relative newbie to the hardware game. When you think about all the other lot doing handhelds, laptops and so on, they already have *all* the contacts and stuff in place to ship near worldwide for various types of hardware. Stuff like this takes time, but even so, it has been a bit too long for our Aus friends.

And shipping to Australia means official hardware support in Australia. So diagnostics, repairs, and replacements need a contact as well.

Gaben lives in New Zealand now right? We could definitely use a commercial where he shows off his Steam Deck. These ones are starting to grow old and the Internet demands that we get a 2024 reboot.


Last edited by Mal on 18 September 2024 at 2:23 pm UTC

What people keep missing on this point though, is how Valve is still a relative newbie to the hardware game. When you think about all the other lot doing handhelds, laptops and so on, they already have *all* the contacts and stuff in place to ship near worldwide for various types of hardware. Stuff like this takes time

People say this whenever this topic comes up, but it's such a cop-out of a response.

I've seen everybody, from itty-bitty companies new to hardware all the way up to billion-dollar multinationals with years of experience, release hardware in Australia... Yet Valve Software, with all their assets, capital (money) and past experience (they've done hardware several times over the years) can't?

Give me a break.

This is laziness, nothing more.

And shipping to Australia means official hardware support in Australia. So diagnostics, repairs, and replacements need a contact as well.

That doesn't need to be a local presence - there are a lot of consumer electronics companies that ship their products overseas for diagnostics and / or repairs... Some of them do it for select issues, some do it for everything but it's common practice.

And it's not hard to organize that through a courier company; heck, I'm a former project manager - give me an hour and I could organize something that would be logistically feasible on the scale that Valve Software would need.

Gaben lives in New Zealand now right? We could definitely use a commercial where he shows off his Steam Deck. These ones are starting to grow old and the Internet demands that we get a 2024 reboot.

That's pretty funny.

For those not in Australia or New Zealand, Māori People and Kiwis have a very, uh, "unique", way of pronouncing certain words, largely due to their accent... Which Australians love to pole fun at, in part because of the never-ending rivalry we have with our friends "across the bay".


Last edited by Cyba.Cowboy on 18 September 2024 at 2:30 pm UTC

That doesn't need to be a local presence - there are a lot of consumer electronics companies that ship their products overseas for diagnostics and / or repairs... Some of them do it for select issues, some do it for everything but it's common practice.

I don't know about you, but I feel far less confident in repairs that need to be shipped over long distances.. Fedex, UPS, DHL, TNT; none of the transport services are actually dedicated to quality transport. You only need 1 poorly run hub or driver to damage your device. You may be a former project manager, but I've been working in a warehouse for 11 years now. I see the level of care these people put into their work on a daily basis. International shipping reliability is spotty.

DHL can't even be bothered to deliver to us within normal business hours, and I'm in a major metropolitan area.


Last edited by wytrabbit on 18 September 2024 at 2:48 pm UTC

Hope Gabe is prepared to fight the Emus...... After their victory in the 1930's...... They now control the land....... They are a tough adversary.......

Pengling can help, I expect. Isn't her gaming all about Emus?

It's time for Steam Deck to enter Australia, NZ, Oceania, and SEA!

Pengling can help, I expect. Isn't her gaming all about Emus?

Hahahahahahaha! Yeah, it is at the moment.

And on that note, the Steam Deck is an excellent emulation-box on top of all of its other merits, so hopefully Australians can finally get their hands on it soon!

There is a lot of places where Valve should be selling their hardware, but strangely don't. Here in Brazil, Asus and Lenovo sell their consoles officially. Steam is a big hit here, but Valve never sold hardware. My Steam Controller I had to got trough Amazon, paying almost double the asking price in taxes and delivery. There is now way I can justify to myself doing that on a Steam Deck.

People will be really pissed if they announce/release the SD2 there first!

People will be really pissed if they announce/release the SD2 there first!

Not really, I'd actually just be super happy that the Steam Deck 2 exists at all, even in this magical fantasy worst case scenario where we get a SD2 release in Australia first I'd be more than happy to wait however long it takes for the SD2 to come to the states.

...Assuming it has the same control scheme as SD1, that is. I'm extremely worried that Valve is going to remove things because certain people think they don't need the touchpads and 4 grip triggers while I can't go back to not having those on a controller.


Last edited by WMan22 on 18 September 2024 at 7:24 pm UTC

...Assuming it has the same control scheme as SD1, that is. I'm extremely worried that Valve is going to remove things because certain people think they don't need the touchpads and 4 grip triggers while I can't go back to not having those on a controller.

I don't think there's much risk of that. Valve did loads of ergonomics testing for the design of the Deck, and their objective is to comfortably control every PC game even when the game dev hasn't put in any controller support. They aren't going to be swayed from that approach by random ranters on Reddit, nor by other manufacturers just throwing a Microsoft layout and a Microsoft OS on their handheld and calling it a day.

Stealing good ideas, like Hall Effect hardware or extra controls on the rings of the sticks, is feasible - they've already done that by lifting things from the mod community and integrating them into the OOTB experience.

Stealing good ideas, like Hall Effect hardware or extra controls on the rings of the sticks, is feasible - they've already done that by lifting things from the mod community and integrating them into the OOTB experience.

A perfect controller to me is just the steam deck as is with no screen or computer included, hall effect joysticks, and they add the HD Rumble/Haptic Trigger effects from a DualSense. Additionally they make the 4 grip triggers easier to press without adding rubber extender addons.

This way, all the steam input profiles that get made with a Steam Deck, can just transfer with ease over to docked mode.

For those not in Australia or New Zealand, Māori People and Kiwis have a very, uh, "unique", way of pronouncing certain words, largely due to their accent... Which Australians love to pole fun at, in part because of the never-ending rivalry we have with our friends "across the bay".

For a continent that might as well have a giant "No Fat Chicks" bumpersticker on it. I've always found it ironic that the Aussies call the Kiwis hicks.