Here’s my two cents.
Many of the original Steam Deck users initially gravitated towards the device for its promise of a “cheap” and convenient, console-like PC gaming experience. Now, with the impending release of the new OLED model, the online marketplaces have been inundated with a huge amount of used Decks at crazy low prices. So, considering how good (for the price) the Steam hardware still is in 2023, and how close we are to Xmas is not too much of a stretch to think that both new and used consoles will have a huge sell.
So what?
Well, i do believe that this further grow may actually push the game developers to release more “deck optimized” games in 2024. The pressure is already there and with more users this trend may actually grow.
What do you think?
Brilliant, Sherlock!
There’s a reason why they released it before Christmas.
I had thought about how the new deck would drive sales, but hadn’t thought much about how many second hand decks are about to enter the market.
The discounts to the LCD model have already pushed the deck back into the top 10 best sellers on Steam, so a whole bunch of LCD decks are being sold even with the OLED on the horizon.
Mine is for sale, but I doubt it will sale. I’m only willing to sale it for $500 (it was the 512gb model) and if I can’t get that for it, I’m keeping it. I really doubt it will sale at that price, but oh well.
Valve is selling brand new 512GB LCD for $450 (while supplies last), so expecting a used one to sell for $500 is definitely a hard sale.
Of course it will. It is the same reason MS and Sony release new consoles right before Xmass. It’s the same tactic here and it works.
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