If you are waiting to try out a Steam Deck in person before committing to a purchase, that wait may be over soon. In a Reddit post by L10NxH34RT, a photo was posted that showed a piece of paper with mentions that refurbished Steam Decks are coming to Gamestop.
The flier shows the Steam Deck being introduced, in select stores, along with some details regarding the device itself including the touchscreen, trackpads, gyro, and software associated with Steam. It also goes over the prices of the refurbished devices, as well as their SKUs:
- 64gb - $320
- 256gb - $430
- 512gb - $519
It also has a spot with recommended attachments for the Steam Deck including MicroSD cards, Valve's docking station, and Steam gift cards.
While we can't confirm this is completely real, it wouldn't be a surprise to see something like this finally popping up. I did also search the SKUs and nothing popped up, which means none of them are taken by another product. The background does show some labels on the left side, which leads me to believe it was taken in the back room at a Gamestop, but again, we aren't 100% sure just yet.
If you are confident about getting a Steam Deck and don't want to wait, you can buy a new one from Valve right now on Steam! They are also discounted during the Summer Sale, so you can get them at reduced prices for the next 20 hours! The 512gb is about the same as the speculated refurbished pricing.
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