I ordered a LE OLED Steam Deck for my husband for Christmas. We are going to be new parents early next year and I wanted to support his transition into fatherhood, while still supporting his love of games and also give him a treat yo’self moment for all the support he had provided me during my pregnancy. For real, he has been a complete gem and I am #blessed.

But, I want to make sure it works okay and there are no pixel issues or anything while I’m in the return window. The deck arrives tomorrow.

Is there anything I need to be aware of or check for specifically? Do I have to login with a steam account to do the check? I don’t want him to miss out on the perks from the buy if I login for the first time with my account. But I also don’t want him to find out early about it by logging into his Steam account.

Thank you, I really appreciate the help! Hoping he loves it.

  • katelic@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Thank you! We have been together for a loooong time and I think I’m responsible for gifting every console he owns with the exception of VR. Honestly, it makes for easy gift ideas I know will enjoy. And coop games usually mean I get to enjoy too.

    Super validating to hear it has helped with your journey in fatherhood too!! We are eager to meet our little guy-- and I know he is looking forward to having a new little possible gaming buddy too. Got him a little PS5 controller shaped teether so he can get used to the shape early 😎

    Will for now plan to resist the urge to test it out, I certainly don’t want to decrease the experience for him, that’s the fun part of gifting!

    • nerdthatlift@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      He can take the night shift looking after the little one while playing Steam Deck and you can rest at night.