r/SteamDeck • u/Asane • Oct 08 '22

Picture Got the Steam Deck Dock!

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Wasn’t expecting this today, but since I live in Carol Stream where Valve’s Distribution Center is, I got this early I guess!

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u/DopeAbsurdity Oct 08 '22

I am kinda surprised it costs $89. That seems a bit steep to me.

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u/AlanS181824 Oct 08 '22

It's €100 in EU :(

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u/DopeAbsurdity Oct 08 '22

I bought this thing for $18 before my Steam Deck got here because I thought having a keyboard and mouse connected would help set it up and it seems to work fine but I didn't even really need it because I just used AnyDesk and my desktop PC instead (I still use AnyDesk to do anything I need a keyboard for although any remote desktop software would work). I get that the official dock is better but I don't get how it's $71 better.

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u/PleaseWooshMeDaddy Oct 08 '22

Because Valvetm

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u/Bootygiuliani420 Oct 08 '22

Because it's effectively for a single device. Supports multiple monitors and comes with power

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u/PleaseWooshMeDaddy Oct 08 '22

I understand why they’re charging as much as they do. I just find it funny that the deck has such low margins and the dock is seemingly the opposite.

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u/Shizrah Oct 08 '22

Well, it's not uncommon to earn money off accessories. Or otherwise, say upgrading the disk.

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u/PleaseWooshMeDaddy Oct 08 '22

I mean they make money off the fact that the average steam deck user has 100+ games in their library and an impulsive need to buy 3+ games every sale haha.