![]() ![]() Not that it really matters since Steam is virtually unknown in Japan outside of (the small flock of) PC Gamers. That’s not going to make it easier to compete vs the big names locally in the portable gaming world. I guess, gotta pay for this large booth (and booth babes) at the TGS, they don’t come cheap after all. We probably have to thank Komodo and Valve for the extra cost here, because we all know that everything in Japan is supposed to cost way more (even though the median salary is less than in the US). It would have understood a fixed fee that’s added to every model, but a non-linear increase screams like price gouging more than anything else. Gotta love how it gets more and more expensive than in the US as you go for the higher models in Japan. ![]() $399 for the 64GB version in the US: 451.79 USD in Japan, + 52 dollars.Is it just me or did the prices just started to go for a hike? And whats the price for the different units? It’s going to be 1000 JPY pre-payment for reservation (about twice more than you guys in other countries). Not sure if I will go this year based on the COVID19 situation in Japan. Note that the interesting part of the announcement is that Komodo will have a large booth to showcase the Steam Deck at the Tokyo Games Show (late September 2022). So it’s not ready yet? Did I try too fast?Īfter actually reading the announcement on Twitter of all places, you can reserve your Steam Deck NOT on Steam, but on a third party platform, Komodo. “Reservations are not available in your country”.Īll right. I had wishlisted the Steam Deck on my Japanese Steam account and… no notification? I go into the store, look for the Steam Deck – no, this was not a dream. At least that’s what my friends told me on Matrix. We'll have to wait and see which of the two companies come out on top in terms of sales figures later this year.So this is the big day! Valve has finally opened up the reservations for the Steam Deck in Japan (and a few other countries in Asia). Of course, the biggest competition to the Steam Deck will be the new Nintendo Switch (OLED model), which just had pre-orders in the US go live. Pre-orders for the Steam Deck will go live later today (July 16th), though to combat scalpers, only those that have made a purchase through Steam before June 2021 will be able to reserve a device within the first 48-hours of sale. ![]() The full interview conducted by IGN can be watched below: ![]() That's the real test more than anything else."ĭuring the same interview, Newell mentioned that he believes the Steam Deck will sell "millions" of units. "We don't say 'oh, we have to sell eight games for each one of these'… Our calculus is more just sort of like is this the right product and is it a great way to test out the assumption that there's a huge amount of value both to game players and game developers to extending the PC ecosystem in this direction. We don't have some tying ratio," he continued. "We think that this makes sense and we think this makes sense going forward at this price point. But the first thing was the performance and the experience was the biggest and most fundamental constraint that was driving this," Newell added. and painful but that was a critical aspect to it. Valve confirmed the Steam Deck's existence following months of speculation, with the portable handheld set to start shipping in December 2021. "One of the things we're testing on this is the price-performance - it's going to be one of the critical factors in the mobile space, and so we've had to be very aggressive in terms of pricing on the deck," Newell said. The conversation was part of an interview with IGN, where the Steam co-founder explained the reasoning for Valve's thinking behind entering the handheld industry at this time, and why the new device's cost was fundamental to this. Valve president Gabe Newell discussed the price of the company's new Steam Deck with its decision said to be "critical" to the mobile space. ![]()
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