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rsklogin t1_j7tonjo wrote

Reply to comment by Awkwardtreesloth in Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming Moments in Years by speckz

Same from India. I wish companies (looking at you too Nintendo) would prioritise more markets. They've got so much market potential to tap. This is where sony shines.

There isn't a single country where the Playstation isn't sold.

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jb32647 t1_j7tvrj6 wrote

India has really bad tarrifs, and Australia's market is so spread out so we're kinda stuck. Oh well, at least the Border Gavaskar started today.

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JamesDFlower t1_j7ypcfp wrote

Australias population is in basically 5 cities No reason they can’t have it here in the modern world

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JamesDFlower t1_j7ypcre wrote

Australias population is in basically 5 cities No reason they can’t have it here in the modern world

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Wazoo_destroyer t1_j83340s wrote

Valve is still buthurt from when the aus regulator said they couldn't just write up their own limited warranty. The regulator said you have to follow mandatory aus consumer protection laws and valve cried then closed up shop.

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Ricky_Rollin t1_j7udhy9 wrote

Which is crazy to me because just from a pure moneymaking perspective, India has 1 billion people. I like those odds.

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OPsButthole6969 t1_j7tvxli wrote

It's a new console. I'm sure V2 will sell in many more markets once they can actually afford that kind of risk.

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Awkwardtreesloth t1_j7u79bs wrote

Haven’t seen the index in Australia yet. Valve are pretty risk averse when it comes to hardware.

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Wazoo_destroyer t1_j8338b6 wrote

Valve will never sell in Aus again. Their feeling got hurt by the aus consumer protection regulator and they threw a tantrum.

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elev8dity t1_j7vb53d wrote

Valve usually select retail partners to handle their sales abroad. I know they use Komodo as their partner in Japan, HK, SK, and Taiwan. They have a partner in Australia for the Valve Index, but it took them two years to get there. Hopefully they get faster at global availability.

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