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Why not just buy a pc ?
America and EU first, as those are 2 of the biggest markets and Valve already has warehouses there. Canada as its easy to deliver to from the US warehouses.
Japan next as their gaming market is far bigger then Australia, and in a much more compact area making it far easier to deliver to.
Then there is China, Australia, and other regions once all those previous ones have been addressed
You wouldn't be in a hurry to enter a market with passionate consumers who are themselves in a hurry to buy your stuff? That's a perplexing statement!
And what about say, Tesla, who has sold their cars in Australia since pretty early on (long before they had physical dealers in Australia, I might add)?
Or the various niche computer manufacturers (e.g. System76, SLIMBOOK, etc...) that have sold their computers in Australia since Day One?
Or the countless other consumer electronics companies that sold their products in Australia prior to a distribution agreement with a local company?
None of these companies have local infrastructure, despite some of them having rather complex demands... They simply ship from their existing warehouses in America, Europe or where ever they happen to be located.
Many of these companies also have far less money than Valve Software, particularly back in their early days of said companies.
And being physically closest to the point of manufacturing, connected to global trade routes and with advance logistical infrastructure to move freight around the country...
So you're the guy with no vision who is afraid of any potential challenges, no matter how small they might be? Got it.
Ever tried to fit a gaming-capable PC in a large pocket or a small backpack?
With minor exceptions - the OQO and DragonBox Pyra products for example (none of which are gaming-capable I might add) - there hasn't been a PC small enough to accomplish the same task…
Thousands of consumer electronics companies would make the same argument for their products that are being shipped directly from US or European warehouses to Australia... Many of those companies have far smaller wallets than Valve Software and a lot of those companies produce niche products.
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Apparently he's not a fan of money...
You just have to wait, it makes sense to ship to your easiest to reach markets first, especially as there is still a massive backlog. Its not like they got millions of extra units gathering dust.
As already said because it's far cheaper and easier for them to deliver them there and the European market is FAR bigger then the Australian one.
Also as already said they have 2 warehouses, 1 in NA and 1 in Europe making it far easier to ship to Canada and Europe then Australia
Maybe Gaben was so busy delivering Steam Decks personally that he simply forgot to get a warehouse in Australia.
Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo etc have distribution channels to Australia and a supply chain already established. Their entire industry focuses on selling physical items.
Steam on the other hand is primarily digital. They only have a supply chain established to the US, Canada, and Europe (funny enough the exact same regions they currently sell the steam deck to). I mean we know for a fact that the steam deck only ships from 1 of 2 warehouses (US or EU based)
Its why they partnered with EB to sell steam controllers, and why it took a long time for them to get there. If Steam decides hardware is a long term goal i'd expect them to expand, with additional warehouses, imrpove their supply chain, etc. Right now though if your in Australia you just got to do the same thing you did with the steam controller.
Import it or wait.
Please do not be combative just because someone has a different opinion from you. We don't want to see another thread closed for no good reason.
If Valve actually believes in their product, they've had plenty of time to start working on distribution worldwide. The world is not just USA, Canada and EU.
Ah, yeah... time AND resources, let's not forget about that. One could say Valve is even bigger than Nintendo nowadays. Anyway, don't waste your time here.
Then please read what has already been discussed, for the last time since repeating myself is both non-productive and non-constructive
Its not cost effective to build a warehouse and distribution channels for a SINGLE product for
a small market in an out of the way place. Its why they partnered to deliver goods via someone who already had the distribution channel there.
Its far more logical to focus on your largest markets first, and then those that are within easy reach. There is a global disruption of supply chains in case you weren't aware of it, and in part due to demand and in part due to a little thing called Covid they can't even fill their local orders.
It would be a giant slap in the face to their primary markets if they started pulling units from people who have been waiting months just to send them to Australia. It's already been announced that the steam deck will be available in Japan and "other countries" by the end of the year when they expect to have the majority of the US/EU orders fufilled and will have the stock to start distributing elsewhere.
So again, 2 options | Import or wait.
Following the advice of the community, I've started ignoring toxic posters, if you feel like people don't read what you write, perhaps that's a result of your own behavior in previous threads.
Either way, these are discussion forums, not affirmation forums, I'm not required to agree with your posts.
I don't buy the excuses you are making for Valve, and It is my opinion they could have done much better.
I don't expect you to agree with anything I ever post, but I at least expected you to be able to offer up SOMETHING instead of a big fat nothing to dispute it. Then again considering that i'm posting facts such as where valve has their shipping warehouses and its backed up by historical evidence such as the steam controller distribution I can see where it would be difficult for you to come up with anything to refute that.
Doesn't matter what you believe, others are capable of reading the facts and seeing for themselves.
Anyways OP I apologize for those who are trying to get your thread shut down like so many others. Hopefully by the end of the year you'll get an update on a timeline. So only a few months to go