G'Day gamers. Valve announced that the Steam Deck will release in Australia on November 19, so our friends down under can finally officially join the club. Sales will go live at 10am AEDT.
All three of the supported models will be available, with prices inclusive of GST:
- 256GB LCD: $649.00 AUD
- 512GB OLED: $899.00 AUD
- 1TB OLED: $1049.00 AUD
You'll be able to purchase from the official Steam Deck website.
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Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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StoneColdSpider a day ago
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Finally! Too bad I already bought one from a grey market reseller though ^^'
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Kimyrielle about 20 hours ago
When I read that I couldn't believe it was not available there for all that time. oO
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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?
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Linux_Rocks about 19 hours ago
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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
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... 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
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
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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.
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
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