Steam Deck comes to Australia on November 19

Finally! Too bad I already bought one from a grey market reseller though ^^'

When I read that I couldn't believe it was not available there for all that time. oO

Why? I mean, why took it that long? With some consoles in the past I understood that the whole marketing, localization, availability of games, production capacities etc. led to different release dates in Japan, the US and Europe. But 2+ years to bring the Deck to Australia?

Quoting: TuxeeWhy? I mean, why took it that long? With some consoles in the past I understood that the whole marketing, localization, availability of games, production capacities etc. led to different release dates in Japan, the US and Europe. But 2+ years to bring the Deck to Australia?

Hi from Switzerland, where no valve hardware was ever sold despite being available in every single adjacent country. If they don't expect the profits to outweigh the hassle by a factor 10, they just don't care.


Last edited by hell0 on 6 November 2024 at 10:20 pm UTC

... and a big F you to NZ.

I keep thinking they might say "oh yea NZ too, we didn't think it was worth mentioning", but that hope is fading.


Last edited by Nod on 7 November 2024 at 6:00 am UTC

If Brodie doesn't post a video soon I'm disappointed XD

Quoting: Nod... and a big F you to NZ.

I keep thinking they might say "oh yea NZ too, we didn't think it was worth mentioning", but that hope is fading.

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Bruh! You are joking. I obviously, wrongly, assumed New Zealand and Australia just went hand in hand. When I reserved the Steam Deck way back, I told my buddy, "if this steam deck plays a couple games half way decently, I'll consider it a success." Then who wasn't blown away by the Steam Deck and how well it works. The Steam Deck has really become a utility that just makes more and more sense to have it then not. It's basically an ATM for Valve. I really think somebody at Valve is just messing up by not pushing the Steam Deck in to more markets. Especially NZ and Australia. One but not the other???? That's insane. Valve must be trying to squeeze every penny out of every deal they make. I mean, I'm completely ignorant on world trade and import laws and all that. Just seems like the Steam Deck has proven itself over and over. Why keep the shackles on?


Last edited by Highball on 7 November 2024 at 10:22 am UTC

Quoting: HighballI mean, I'm completely ignorant on world trade and import laws and all that.

You are correct. From https://www.reviews.org/au/games/valve-steam-deck-australia-interview/

QuoteSo, why exactly did it take so long for Steam Deck to be sold in Australia? “Now is the right time because it’s the soonest we could do it,” said Yang. “It takes a very long time to get everything buttoned up in terms of financial due diligence, and then setting up all the logistics and warehousing and shipping and returns and all that kind of stuff.”

“To add to that, Australia was on the list of countries we wanted to be in during the first day of even designing the product,” said Aldehayyat. “It was designed to meet Australian requirements. It was certified the same time the US and Europe and Asia was certified. It was just that we did not have a sales channel in Australia, we didn’t have a way to deal with returns. We didn’t have a business presence really, from a hardware standpoint, and so it just took a long time to get all that set up.”