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Valve confirmed licensed refurbished Steam Decks at the moment are on sale at GameStop and thru the PC distributor’s web site, following an August 7 leak detailing about as a lot.
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All three fashions—64 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB—can be found for less expensive than their customary worth tags. Hell, the licensed refurbished 64 GB Steam Deck is barely dearer than the Nintendo Swap, coming in at simply $320. That’s 20 p.c off the $400 that the identical mannequin would run you if bought new. A Valve spokesperson mentioned in a launch that whereas inventory is proscribed, the stock will replenish as soon as used Steam Decks change into obtainable once more. The perfect half? They’ll carry out as much as snuff no matter any scuffs or scratches.
“These are all Licensed Refurbished by Valve and have been completely examined, assembly or exceeding the efficiency requirements of latest models,” they mentioned. “Every unit has undergone an entire manufacturing unit reset and software program replace.”
Nonetheless, the corporate clarified that the refurbished models might have minor beauty blemishes. So, be ready for small imperfections right here and there.
As outlined on the corporate’s web site, Valve performs greater than 100 checks on used Steam Decks, reviewing controller inputs, the audio system, display screen, and internals such because the battery and SoC (system-on-a-chip). Additionally they include a one-year guarantee, a refurbished energy provide, and a carrying case. You’re getting all the things a brand new Steam Deck proprietor would get at a fraction of the worth. That’s fairly based mostly, particularly for many who wished to get into handheld PC gaming however discovered the $400 to $650 price ticket intimidating.
Licensed Refurbished Steam Deck Pricing
64 GB – $400 $320 256 GB – $520 $420 512 GB – $650 $520
These identical costs may be discovered at GameStop. Nonetheless, the Valve spokesperson famous that these models are at the moment solely obtainable for GameStop Professional members.
Kotaku reached out to Valve for added remark.
