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Asus and Lenovo’s handhelds get price hike as Valve pauses some Steam Deck sales

www.theverge.com

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Price hikes for what, Lenovo? I’m still waiting for them to send me my Legion Go S SteamOS edition that I preordered on day one.
Edit for context: it was supposed to be in my hands May 25th.
- Stop.
  Pre-Ordering.
  
  Pre-ordering physical goods is fine, especially if you expect a price hike and supply limitations after launch. I wouldn't, but I can see how it would make sense.
  It's the digital goods that make no goddamn sense to buy before they're out. They're not limited in supply, and their return window is often too small.
  
  I never pre-order, and I am not advocating for pre-ordering, but just curious, can’t the item just be returned if the customer is not satisfied?
  
  I pre-ordered the Steam Deck.
  That is the only thing I did in the last decade.
  
  Do you even know why you're saying that? Physical goods that need to be manufactured and delivered are literally exactly what you should be pre-ordering
  
  I bet you think General Strikes are also possible or effective.
  
  No. Pre-ordering is how I spread costs out.
  Stop blaming the victim for shitty corporate practices.
Well… the switch2 just came out - what did they expect?
- Would still get a 1k steamdeck over a 600€ still overpriced switch 2 with 80€ rereleased crap. With vulnerabilities found in the first week of launch.
  
  These are completely different devices for different use cases for different audiences with wildly different tastes. Nintendo hasn't been in the "core" gaming space since before the Wii.
  
  I really want to root for Nintendo but they make it hard.
  Opening up my steam library from a console was such a big WTF moment and then being able to suspend games was so mind-blowing.
  It's still not that beefy for triple-A but I'm considering getting GeForce Now running on it.
  
  As if any other OS has no vulnerabilities?
  
  You would do that probably because you have a huge Steam library but many Switch users have a huge Switch library and want that performance upgrade. You and me are not their target audience but it remains to be seen if the Switch 2 will flop or exactly what Nintendo fans want right now. There‘s a huge difference between paying 600€ and 1000€ for hardware that‘s pretty much toe to toe anyway. If I wanted a Steamdeck I sure as hell wouldn‘t buy one right now but wait a little longer.

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