In temporary: Would you prefer to personal the most costly model of the Steam Deck however cannot or will not spend $649 on one? The excellent news is that you would win one in all these 512GB handhelds by participating in an upcoming competitors that may see one unit given away each minute that the Game Awards is broadcast.
The Steam Deck’s official Twitter account posted that the giveaway is in celebration of the Game Awards, which takes place on December 8, and Valve’s machine being in inventory—the latter seemingly being a jab on the tech merchandise which are nonetheless experiencing shortages this yr.
Hello! For of us who have been having bother registering regardless of being eligible, we simply fastened just a few issues on our aspect and it must be good to go. Please go to right here to register for the giveaway:
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) December 1, 2022
One Steam Deck can be given away each minute the Game Awards is broadcast. The present normally lasts round three hours, so we will anticipate at the least 180 consoles to be handed out.
There are just a few restrictions if you wish to take part within the competitors. Firstly, it is solely obtainable to those that dwell within the US, Canada, UK, or EU. You additionally want a Steam account that have to be in “good standing,” which presumably means no bans or restricted accounts, and you must watch the present on Steam.television.
Finally, these eager to enter will need to have purchased one thing on Steam between November 14, 2021, and November 14, 2022. That’s a year-long window, however with all of the subscription providers and different shops obtainable right now, there’ll seemingly be some customers who have not bought a recreation from Steam within the final 12 months.
If you meet all these necessities, merely sign up and register on Steam’s Deck Drop web page, and you may obtain a notification through both e-mail or the Steam Mobile app.
Giveaway eligibility necessities are:
– within the US, CA, EU, or UK
– have a non-limited Steam account in good standing
– made a purchase order on Steam prior to now yr.Full guidelines will be discovered right here:
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) December 1, 2022
There have been fairly just a few complaints from customers who say they’ve been unable to register for the giveaway regardless of assembly all of the stipulations. Valve posted that it had fastened just a few issues on its aspect that ought to have addressed the issue, but it surely appears some individuals are nonetheless working into points.
H/t: PC Gamer
