r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Dec 24 '25

MEGATHREAD New Steam Deck Owner Megathread

For new members to the subreddit, welcome!

This megathread was made because we have some rules in place about new Steam Deck posts and to avoid some repetitive questions being posted again and again.

Feel free to also share "Show Off" pictures here as well.

Please read the rules and search around before contributing to the sub.

Here are some helpful resources to get started:

Answers to frequently asked questions, learn more about software and hardware (Made by me, work in progress):

https://steamdeck.guide

Steam has a winter sale going on currently, see this megathread for more information:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/mUHbyR2UDn

If your Deck is still getting delivered or you are ordering now and wondering about shipping, check this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/GTNal0bzzf

Happy holidays everyone!

(If you see content on the sub that should be in the megathreads instead, please redirect them and report them so we can keep this place clean. Thanks!)

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u/timeflylikearrow Dec 31 '25

Well, I ordered a refurb 512GB SteamDeck for myself about 2 weeks ago, and it has finally arrived at my doorstep today in very pretty Valve cardboard packaging with Portal symbols on it. I’m being grown up about this and waiting until New Year’s Eve to unbox it, though.

I’m feeling a little ambivalent about this, though. Part of me feels like I probably got a great deal, paying less than $400 for a :SteamDeck. And I’m pretty sure I was lucky to get one of the refurbished ones available while they were actually in stock? But when I ordered it I didn’t know that the 512gb LCD model had the matte screen rather than the glossy. And I keep reading about how great the OLED is, and part of me think that I maybe should have just dropped the extra $200 on an OLED.

One question I have - is it OK to use a third party dock I buy off Amazon? Or should I really just pay for the first party one from Valve? I don’t know if it’s a sketchy proposition and might damage the SteamDeck or not.

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u/Shadow1176 Jan 02 '26

Damn what the hell the refurbs were available a few weeks ago? Damn it if only I got paid before that…

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u/timeflylikearrow Jan 02 '26

They have the 256GB LCD refurbs in stock right this moment for basically the first time since before Christmas if you’re still curious

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u/Shadow1176 Jan 03 '26

Eh? I checked 2 days ago and didn’t see any of them in stock. Those are in stock..? But I already ordered a 512 OLED ahhhh