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[Midn1ght]

KDE devs talk Steam Deck and their work for it at Akademy 2022, over a million shipped

Not bad at all for something that is only available on their website.
It also seems like the wait between order and invitation is now 2-3 weeks. They might soon take orders without queue.

 

[Magic Carpet]

When is Deck 2 release? I'll put my name on the wait list when that comes out.

 

[AV]

Got mine on Saturday, not touched it much but it's an impressive little piece of kit. Installed Elden Ring and Doom Eternal just to see how they ran (would not play either like that) and was quite pleasantly surprised.

Installed a SNES emulator so I've got that process down now for anything else, I love how it's legit just a little Linux PC, do what you want with it. It's gonna be my catch-up device for a ton of old RPGs I've never got round to actually booting up.

 

[Mr Hyde]

The Switch killer.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Got mine 2 months ago and stare it every day at 5 to preserve it from use.

I'll buy another upgraded model when that comes. The thing looks great from my limited sessions looking at it at 5pm.

 

[Tarin02543]

That's great. Do not need a Deck though.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I didn't need a Deck. Got one anyway and so far I'm quite happy with it, and even found myself wanting to play on it rather than on any other console or even my PC.

 

[SLB1904]

That's it?

 

[ResilientBanana]

That's great. Do not need a Deck though.

No one NEEDs anything gaming related.

 

[Little Mac]

Definitely interested but waiting for the next hardware revision. Glad there's competition in the handheld space.

 

[Aressa]

That's great. I guess by 2027 we will finally get the chance to buy it here. Yay.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Not bad for something in limited regions that you can only buy from Steam directly

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Great success! Well deserved for the best handheld ever released.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Great number!

I, like I'm sure many others, am waiting on a 2nd gen/ model refresh before I jump in. It's just too clunky, too big in it's current form.

 

[ssringo]

I decided to get one as a Christmas gift for myself. Guess Christmas might come early with the accelerated shipping dates.

Nice!

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Great number!

I, like I'm sure many others, am waiting on a 2nd gen/ model refresh before I jump in. It's just too clunky, too big in it's current form.

Components take space, no way around it. This thing is a PC in handheld form. I don't see how a revision can be smaller.

Got it on Friday and this thing is incredible - plays game very well and I love the customisation you can do for best quality / battery life balance.

 

[Tarin02543]

No one NEEDs anything gaming related.

Certainly, the older we get the less time we have so I only play retro games occasionally to have a laugh.

Wth am I doing here?

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Components take space, no way around it. This thing is a PC in handheld form. I don't see how a revision can be smaller.

Got it on Friday and this thing is incredible - plays game very well and I love the customisation you can do for best quality / battery life balance.

Yeah, I'll wait for a Gen 2. It may be a few years, but it will totally happen. And hopefully it comes with an OLED screen.

 

[remember_spinal]

Need to get this on shelves

Would love for some actual competition in the portable gaming market

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Yikes! I thought it was doing better.

 

[remember_spinal]

Yikes! I thought it was doing better.

They are selling what they can ship

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Yikes! I thought it was doing better.

i'd say it's doing great...? They have to keep increasing shipments to meet demand. They sell every unit they make, and they don't even have a retail presence.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Just picked up Ghosts n Goblins Resurrected (Verified now), and Tales of Valeria this weekend to play on the Deck.

One of the best handhelds I've ever owned.

 

[El Muerto]

I've been playing on my deck more so than my PC. I love this device. Definitely beats all those shady chinese x86 handhelds in terms of price/performance.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Yikes! I thought it was doing better.

They are selling them as fast as they can make them.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The Switch killer.

 

[Mr Hyde]

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

They are selling them as fast as they can make them.

They are selling what they can ship

i'd say it's doing great...? They have to keep increasing shipments to meet demand. They sell every unit they make, and they don't even have a retail presence.

That's not a good number.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

The Deck has become my favorite console. I was planning to skip a Deck 2 but honestly, if it's an improvement I will probably happily buy it.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

That's not a good number.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

If this was a PSP-3, 1 million since February? Yeah, that would be a failure. What's worse is this doesn't convey new licenses, so even less value.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Two of them are mine

 

[rofif]

I just found out TAA does not work in death stranding on deck but fsr 2.0 and xess both work and look like dlss. no aliasing, 40fps death stranding on deck. amazing

 

[baphomet]

If this was a PSP-3, 1 million since February? Yeah, that would be a failure. What's worse is this doesn't convey new licenses, so even less value.

A PSP would probably be sold in more than a single online store? Comparing them is fucking dumb.

This number is irrelevant since it's literally all the consoles they've been able to produce so far. And that's after ramping up production previously.

 

[BennyBlanco]

That's not a good number.

according to who? they are selling everything they can make and ramping up production.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

A PSP would probably be sold in more than a single online store? Comparing them is fucking dumb.

This number is irrelevant since it's literally all the consoles they've been able to produce so far. And that's after ramping up production previously.

Why would retailers want to sell a system with purely digital sales? They get basically no money from the hardware.

The number isn't irrelevant, whether they can produce more, what they've produced and sold right now isn't good. Period, point blank.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

News just in valve has shipped 2 million steam deck unconfirmed...

 

[Gamezone]

When is Deck 2 release? I'll put my name on the wait list when that comes out.

Deck 2? The first Steam Deck doesn't even have a release date in Norway.

 

[OverHeat]

2 of them are mine

 

[Andrew Evenstar]

this is definitely something i want to get before i move to europe - i heard you can run most games on 30 at normal graphics settings but to run 60 you need to run medium to light. is this true? Also how is the modding scene for things like snes games? what is the most recommended model, etc? i was going to get the mid range one. how long did it take to ship to you that do have them? i heard it can run switch games better than the switch itself.

 

[CrustyBritches]

The Deck is my favorite handheld ever. It's all about freedom and versatility. Just about to buy my family's 3rd Deck. Will be day-1 for Deck 2.

 

[Portugeezer]

With those numbers it's currently an irrelevant platform.

 

[baphomet]

Why would retailers want to sell a system with purely digital sales? They get basically no money from the hardware.

The number isn't irrelevant, whether they can produce more, what they've produced and sold right now isn't good. Period, point blank.

What are you even talking about? Retailers don't give a shit about a console being digital only. They make far more margin on a console than they do games. Not to mention retailers haven't had any qualms about selling digital only consoles since the 00's.

A million is a massive number for a niche product like this. This is more consoles than MS and Sony have sold in countries with multi million dollar marketing budgets.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

What are you even talking about? Retailers don't give a shit about a console being digital only. They make far more margin on a console than they do games. Not to mention retailers haven't had any qualms about selling digital only consoles since the 00's.

A million is a massive number for a niche product like this. This is more consoles than MS and Sony have sold in countries with multi million dollar marketing budgets.

Spoken by someone who has never worked in retail.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Love the thing, day one for deck 2.

Glad I could contribute.

 

[baphomet]

Spoken by someone who has never worked in retail.

You obviously don't own a game store.

 

[crazyriddler]

1 million in 6 months, well in 60 years they can even surpass nintendo switch. Nintendo is doomed.

 

[SmokedMeat]

That's not a good number.

It's a great number, and demand hasn't subsided.

You're comparing those numbers to hardware from giant corporations, that live or die on their proprietary software sales.

That's not what Steam Deck is.

 

[gundalf]

Cool, but please start selling that docking station, I'm not interested into third party solutions.

 

[Interfectum]

With those numbers it's currently an irrelevant platform.

Steam is as relevant as any current gaming platform and will likely outlive most of them. Steam Deck is an enhancement to that platform. Console wars don't apply here.