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Valve says it has sold “multiple millions” of Steam Decks

www.theverge.com Valve says it has sold “multiple millions” of Steam Decks

The handheld gaming PC has proven to be a big hit for Valve.

Games @sh.itjust.works Valve says it has sold “multiple millions” of Steam Decks

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That’s because it’s a fucking amazing device all around

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- Can it hook up to the tv? I want one but it's the price of a ps5 where I live so it's one or the other
  
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  Yes you can and it’s how I use it half the time. Keep in mind that the system is tuned to 720p/800p so you can either have the TV resolution and take a big performance hit or have it at the native resolution.
  
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  You should factor the cost of the games into it too, especially if you have an existing Steam library and aren't exclusively playing AAA games.
  
  If not, it's a bit harder to recommend for exclusive TV use at that price.
  
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  You can! And you can even use PS5 (or any other bluetooth-capable) controllers with it.
  
  We had a family night in the living room with mine, I used an xbox one X controller, wife used a dualshock 4, and kiddo used a Wii U controller (I was emulating a switch game, so the Wii U controller helped the little one a lot with the button mappings being correct on the faces).
  
  I recommend starting with a cheap dock like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Hiearcool-Adapter-Multport-Compatible-Devices-Midnight/dp/B09YLD1Q4L
  
  and then upgrading to a Jsaux dock or the official dock later.
  
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  Agree with other commenter. If you're mobile or plan to move it at all, deck hands down. If it's going to sit there all the time, then probably ps5
  
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  Totally. I bought a usbc to hdmi so I could play jackbox party games when I traveled to friends/family.
  
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  It’s a laptop, you can hook it up to anything if you wanted
  
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  Buy a ps5 controller to go with it so motion sensing is there (it's awesome to use in shooter games like borderlands and tomb raider).
  
  If you don't already have a bunch of computer games and you know you'll only be playing it on the TV (which would be silly, really) I'd probably say just get a ps5, though. That or someone's used gaming computer for $500 and just hook that to the TV. If you wouldn't use it outside your living room there are better options.
  
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- And it’s gotten to a point where it’s being used as a utility computer in places, if I recall. That could’ve potentially sent sales snowballing away from typical console sale figures.
  
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  It’s a Linux machine with good cpu, 16gb of ram, KDE and you can install stuff with flatpak AND distrobox. If you have a dock, there really is no reason not to use as a normal computer.
  
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  They use it in Ukraine to control machine gun turrets!
  
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I’m

Not surprised.

Super happy about this.
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Valve has an incredible product on their hands, with the OLED model surely they will sell millions more. In a few years when a steam deck 2 comes out it will be an instant purchase for me. Valve hit a new stride with the deck.

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- Out of interest, do you own a steam deck already?
  
  And if not, why are you so confident you'll buy the theoretical future "steam deck 2" instead of buying this current OLED gen?
  
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  I currently own a steam deck. I got it in the first batch of deliveries. As far as a tech product goes, I have never consistently used a tech product for this long outside of my desktop. I almost always find myself migrating back to my desktop for everything, except with the steam deck. I actually find myself doing things on my deck instead of my desktop.
  
  When version 2 comes out (or if I can get a sweet deal on the OLED down the road) I will for sure be upgrading without hesitation.
  
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Ever since it was widely available, I see one on every flight I take. It's not surprising it's sold well.

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- I've never seen one on flights, but mine is always out
  
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  You're the one they see every flight. Keep up the good work
  
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  I was going to say the same thing, but then I spent my last few flights staring at elden ring. Who knows what was going on around me.
  
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- Never seen one Steam Deck in the public yet and I don't know any friends who bought one. I'm an europoor tho.
  
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I have a decent but aging gaming PC, but that desk doubles as my office now, so I don't always feel like doubling down my time in there after work.
Now I can game wherever.

Not only is the SteamDeck nice, SteamInput is amazing, no more unchangeable bindings.
Text heavy games aren't always the best at that resolution, but otherwise I'd say I've gamed more on it then on my 3080.

The opening scene of Subnautica 2 was a nice experience to have on a flight.

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- You may have already tried this for the text, but there's a built-in screen magnifier shortcut.
  
  I think it's Steam + L1 off the top of my head, but I may be mistaken.
  
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- I'm in a similar situation. Streaming fron the PC to the deck is fantastic. Games the Deck struggles with are suddenly playable. Intense games that would normally ramp up the fan and only get a couple of hours of battery are suddenly easy for the Deck to handle. I highly recommend it.
  
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- I've wondered if it would be worth getting a dock to hook it up to my second monitor in desktop mode for just web browsing and watching videos.
  
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  Why would you use a 400 dollar device to do that when you can do it when a 30 dollar pi?
  
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I love love love my steamdeck! It re-invigorated my gaming! Currently loving Brotato.

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So they just sold 2 million, got it.

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- I believe the estimated numbers are closer to 3.7m but I don't have a reliable source on this. I think some people on /v/ ran some total revenue numbers and did some math to derive that number.
  
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  Ah, so they sold a few million units.
  
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I got mine like a month or two ago and it’s by far my favorite device. I’ll keep buying steam decks for as long as they make them.

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- They make alot of em, you are falling behind!
  
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- I’m not a big online multiplayer person, which I’ve been told makes me the model audience for it. My impressions have been nothing but positive for the six months I’ve owned mine. I haven’t had any issues with games either, which compared to the last Linux laptop I used is just wow. I’ve been playing Mortal Kombat 11 this week and the graphics it call pull off are impressive given its footprint. If a 2 comes out I’m definitely getting it day one.
  
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  I can’t believe how long the battery life is when playing Wii games on dolphin.
  
  Like how can I play for hours and still have so much space left over?
  
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And yet it’s still not available natively in my country

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Year of the Linux desktop, finally?

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I wish they sold it in my country

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- Yeah, 2 years or so later there's still no official way to buy it.
  
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Australia, when?

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Multiple millions, aka millions?

If we're being extra pedantic I'd say it was at least 4 million.

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

Valve has sold “multiple millions” of its Steam Deck handheld gaming PCs, Valve designers Lawrence Yang and Pierre-Loup Griffais tell The Verge.

Given that it just announced a new revision with an OLED screen, the company is probably set to sell a lot more.

The Steam Deck has been a hit for Valve right from its launch; when the device first went up for preorders in July 2021 (has it really been that long?

), the demand created some major issues for Valve’s Steam store.

And the handheld gaming PC is often at or near the top of Steam’s top-selling chart — even just two months after the device’s official February 2022 launch, it was clear that the Steam Deck was not a flop.

The company apparently even made a cake to celebrate selling 1 million units.

The original article contains 182 words, the summary contains 137 words. Saved 25%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

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- Uh actually no, bad bot.
  
  The cake was a lie.
  
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Now valve needs to sell a kernel level anti cheat that works on steam deck so we can play them games

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- That's very much against the philosophy of Linux. At best you'd divide Linux gaming into trusted (known operating system, hypervisor, no root access), and untrusted systems.
  
  It's essentially what Google are trying to do with attestation, Web Environment Integrity, etc.
  
  Edit: there's no way to stop cheaters without also stopping software freedom in general. The best path forward might be to focus on building communities of people who enjoy playing games together.
  
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  Or here's a revolutionary thought: let people voluntarily (and reversably) opt-in to kernel-level anti-cheats.
  
  Part of freedom is the freedom to choose.
  
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- We use Linux to get rid of malware and you want to reimplement it, use Windows if you don't mind
  
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- No. I'd rather they just not bring over multiplayer games than have a kernel level backdoor in my Linux.
  
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- We can talk about it if it's open-source and respects user privacy.
  
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- I think it would be easier for them to put Windows preinstalled
  
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