Win a free Steam Deck from Valve during The Game Awards 2022 giveaway
A top-end 512GB model will be given away every single minute!
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What you need to know
If Valve’s portable PC handheld is tempting, but you don’t want to part with the necessary cash, now is the perfect time to try your luck at bagging the premium 512GB model for free.
Partnering with The Game Awards, Valve will give away 1x Steam Deck each minute of the show to a selection of registered users who are watching via the Steam platform. Users can enter via theofficial giveaway registration pageor read thefull giveaway rulesfirst.
In celebration of @thegameawards and Steam Deck being in stock, we’re giving away one 512GB Steam Deck per minute of the broadcast on Dec 8th!Learn more and register for the giveaway here: https://t.co/yX0V4D8FGO(everyone gets a Steam Pal sticker) pic.twitter.com/sszM49VHQwNovember 30, 2022
There is a comprehensive list of requirements for giveaway eligibility, including region restrictions and a check on your account history. Only users currently living in theUS, Canada, the UK, or European Unioncan register andmust have made a valid purchase from the Steam storebetween November 14, 2021, to November 14, 2022, to verify their location with an account in good standing.
A valid purchase includes more than Valve’s hardware and the AAA games on Steam, so if you’ve bought anything from the sales during this period and live in a qualifying region, you’ll have the chance to win a 512GB Steam Deck, even if you already own one. Either way, all valid registrants will unlock an exclusiveanimated Steam Pal digital sticker, so at least you’ll win something.
ConsideringThe Game Awards 2021was stretched to a 3.5-hour runtime, that’s a potential total of ~210512GB Steam Deck consoles given away at the rate of one per minute if this year’s show is the same length.
The 512GB model includes the same NVMe-style SSD as the mid-range 256GB variant with added extras of an anti-glare etched glass screen, plus access to an exclusive Steam Community profile bundle, keyboard theme, and a premium carry case.
Whether these additions make the$649price tag worth it is up for debate, but ourSteam Deck reviewbreaks down the rest of the specs. To save cash for anyone who owns the console already, you can pick up an affordable alternative to the premium case, like the JSAUX hard shell carrying case.
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Built with a thickened EVA shell with space for your Steam Deck plus the AC adapter, a compact power bank, earphones, and other accessories, this is a fantastic upgrade over the official case.
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