I bought a 256GB refurbished Steam Deck 1 month ago. Now the same model, new, costs less then what I paid for the refurbished one.

This way Valve won’t let us sell our current Steam Deck for a good price.

And I would really like the new Steam Deck OLED, of course. It’s just better and, Valve knows, it brings what everyone didn’t like about the original Steam Deck. A better screen quality, better battery life, better WiFi.

YouTubers etc tested the device for a week before the announcement. They knew it. And of course a new device takes time to be developed.

What I mean is that they could have let us know about the new release a lot earlier instead of just a week earlier. I would have waited and I’m sure many other people too.

That’s a bad behavior and we have to do something.

Valve can’t disappoint us like this.

They should at least propose a trade in program.

  • DoubleP90@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I sympathize with your feelings, I would probably feel the same way.

    That’s how the tech world works though, with time better and cheaper products come out, if you want the best deal you should wait for a new product and get the previous gen, if you don’t want to wait you should buy it when it comes out.
    The longer you wait the bigger the chance for a new version coming out in the immediate future is, which in turn means you get a bad deal.
    If you bought a phone last year for $500 the phone you buy this year for that money probably is significantly better.

    This is kind of predictable behavior, we don’t have the insights on what companies do and it would be financially unwise for them to tell you, but you know this is how it is, so you should make your purchases with these considerations in mind.
    You still got an amazing product at a good value all considering, you took a calculated risk and you decided that your purchase is worth it, this is the same when trading stock, you calculate the risk and make a purchase knowing that the value can change at any time not in your favor.

    If you want to turn a bad situation into a good one, hold on to the deck for a few decades, you might be able to sell it for a profit eventually.

    Enjoy your steam deck, it’s still a lovely device at a good value 🙂