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The price of impatience: what happened to gamers who didn’t wait for the Steam Deck’s Australian launch
- The price of impatience: what happened to gamers who didn't wait for the Steam Deck's Australian launch
- Valve announced to start selling the Steam Deck in Australia in late November, after many gamers had purchased the device overseas
- This resulted in a grey market for Steam Deck where online retailers imported the overseas model and sold it locally at a significant mark-up
- Valve's history with Australia's consumer laws may have played a role in the delay of Steam Deck launch in Australia
- Steam Deck has created a grey market for Australians who went on to import the device from overseas at a markup while waiting for the official release
- Chris Hansford purchased a second-hand Steam Deck off Facebook marketplace before knowing of the launch date
- Valve was sued by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) in 2014 for refusing to offer refunds to consumers for digital games
- Metaphor: ReFantazio, makers of Persona, has launched a newer, more palatable franchise
- The underlying premise behind some of the best games may not appeal to Western players
- Metaphor ditches Persona’s Japanese roots for a steampunk fantasy setting
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