Scalpers is already reselling Steam Decks, prices soar to $5,000

The Steam Deck pre-sale is undoubtedly a success for Valve: ordering in the early hours It was so loud that the servers were saturated From Steam, so many reservations have been made that the delivery of new reservations is only scheduled for the third quarter of 2022, so all the inventory that arrives earlier is already booked.

As with any high-demand item, speculators have also booked their units, and are already reselling their reserved consoles for December delivery when they receive them. On platforms like Ebay, Steam Deck resale prices go up to $5,000 on the 512GB model, so speculators are taking big profits on those who buy it.

For those who are not aware of the Steam Deck news, we tell you about it It is a portable valve “controller”., which seeks to allow you to play all your favorite PC games wherever you go. It is based on Zen 2 + RDNA2 APU, allowing extension Support ray tracing and variable refresh rate, for better graphics quality and higher performance. While it will come with SteamOS pre-installed, We can install windowsEssentially turning it into a laptop with a gaming console.

What do you think about the high demand for Steam Deck? Interested in getting one later?