I’m still sitting here trying…
Yes, I preloaded my steam wallet yesterday so I could skip the card step. I happened to check the store page 2 minutes early and it was live so I sent it.
Lucky you, I’m stuck trying to get past the “yes, use my wallet credit” screen :(
It was a good plan to preload it yesterday… but plans and reality. You know.
Edit: 31 minutes later, it went in! With a warning about shipping times due to high volume of orders, but it went in.
Gratz!
I had money in my wallet too and got the buy button about 1 minute early, but still got stuck in the “There seems to have been an error” loop until my order went through 32 minutes later.
That was very smart, I’ll keep that in mind for when the next hardware drops.
I did not know you could do this. I did save my credit card info yesterday, but would have done this if I knew how.
It’s the Add funds button in your steam wallet. You can add multiple of 5s
Thank you! I have always seen that, but figured it was to use a gift card.
This was bullshit, had it in my cart the minute it became available but it was impossible to checkout on mobile. All my friends on pc bought theirs on easily
I got mine in via Firefox on Android, but it definitely took some persistence.
I was unlucky. Didn’t remember the launch until it was too late. Not that it would have mattered since I was in lecture for college, but still would have been nice if I could have ordered one!
It’s 2026 and we still don’t have the technology to support server demand surges like this in a way that is appealing to implement.
When I first saw such things happen over 20 years ago, I figured it was always incompetence. Now I know it’s just reality.
Payment processor can’t keep up with the demand.
I think it’s funny just how popular this thing is. How may people do you think are trying to buy it vs scalp it? 90:10? 80:20?
Mine just came in! All I’ve done is open it and make sure it’s real so far.
Eyy, finally managed to get one. Right before they went out of stock.
Congrats!
I’m wondering if the “ships in 3 to 5 business days” is valid for everyone who got an order in.
Nope. Italy here: we had 3-5 days at first, a while ago it changed to 6-10. Not sure if that will change again or if we’ll go out of stock before that.
When my order went through (20 minutes after launch, Germany), it had changed to “delayed due to high order volume” (or something like that).
Here’s my confession: I will rarely use it and never sell it. It’s my second true collector’s item, much like the original. I’m perfectly happy with mouse and keyboard, I just want to own one for the sake of it.
Getting the launch version is the cherry on top.
Same. I had an OG controller a long time ago and HATED it and got rid of it. But like a year(?) before the new controller was announced I kinda wanted one again to play with. Not long after I found one at the thrift store and was IMMEDIETLY reminded how much I hate it. But I’m not going to get rid of it because it’s a unique piece of tech. One I detest using, but unique and interesting.
Stuck on the payment screen myself. Scrolling Lenny and pressing “Pay Now” every minute or so.
This is how it was with the OG Steam Deck, too. Took me about 15 minutes of guard dogging to make sure I got one. That was a pretty stressful time, lol
Nope, it’s dead Jim. It doesn’t go past entering shipping details
Its out of stock now
In the US? Seems to be still in stock in Europe. But I still have a hard time ordering despite preloading my account with enough money.
To your library? Lol i wish
I think you bought the steam controller nft by mistake
Well, anyone who managed to get one, lemme know how the d-pad is on it. Is it better than the OG Steam Deck D-pad or the OLED D-pad? I changed my OLED d-pad to mechanical buttons, and it’s felt much more accurate for 2d platformers and fighters.
I got one and will try to post to this community with my thoughts after I receive it.
The dpad is also my biggest worry with it.
What did you do to upgrade your deck dpad? I would love to do that to mine too if it works well and isn’t too loud.
Thanks!
