Valve CEO Takes Steam Deck Launch to the Next Level With an Incredible Gesture

Published 02/28/2022, 10:05 AM EST

Follow Us

The Steam Deck gaming PC is now out now, and it’s been just a few days since its launch. However, it seems like Valve’s team doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned when it comes to making the device popular among users. Several fans recently reported receiving the newly released PC by none other than Valve CEO Gabe Newell himself.

READ MORE: Nintendo Switch vs Steam Deck: How the Japanese Giant Could Finally Face Real Competition In 2022

Valve CEO Gabe Newell making door-to-door deliveries of Steam Deck!

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

As reported by VGC, a Reddit user named ‘bitfiddler0’ claimed they had received a spam-type email in their inbox last week. It was a notification about their Steam Deck order that had arrived early. It mentioned further that it would be sent to them by Saturday.

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

The individual say that they were “skeptical and didn’t want to get my hopes up too much.

“Fast forward to today… I told my wife to watch for deliveries while I went on a full day ski trip with friends.”

According to this user, when the delivery guy came to hand over the Steam Deck, it was none other than Valve CEO Gabe Newell. Also, Newell used a fake name (quite obviously) while making the delivery. He had a camera crew accompanying him.

Moreover, the user revealed that their door cam had also captured the image of Mr. Newell. Which was proof that it was the Valve co-founder himself.

There was another Reddit user, ‘SeattleRainPidgeons’, who reported a similar incident. But in their case, they didn’t even order a Steam Deck. But Gabe Newell, to their surprise, handed them one by personally going to their house.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Plus, these ‘in-person’ deliveries of the handheld device are also said to have been signed by Mr. Newell. At least that’s what the users, who received the gaming PC from the Valve CEO, said.

Steam Deck is now available worldwide.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Do you think Newell going door-to-door will compel more people to buy the newly launched gaming device? Let us know in the comments.

WATCH THIS STORY: From Call Of Duty To Minecraft: Ranking The HighestSelling Video Games of All Time

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Mintu Tomar

2,763Articles

One take at a time

Mintu Tomar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. After completing his bachelor's in Philosophy, he has followed his passion for covering news as a budding journalist. He lives and breathes video games and is a die-hard Call of Duty fan.
Show More>