{"id":431899,"date":"2025-11-06T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2179417"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:35:41","slug":"valve-shows-off-steam-decks-cute-carry-case-and-the-cardboard-box-everything-comes-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/valve-shows-off-steam-decks-cute-carry-case-and-the-cardboard-box-everything-comes-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve shows off Steam Deck’s cute carry case (and the cardboard box everything comes in)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Usually, the first step after purchasing an expensive bit of portable consumer electronics (apart from turning it on and going “woo”, of course) is to find some sort of case to put it in. Ordinarily this is the point where I just cram my new purchase into a sock with a resigned sigh and have done with it, but Valve has you covered as far as Steam Deck goes, and has offered a look at the cute little carry case all units of its handheld gaming PC will ship with. And also its box.<\/p>\n

We’ve already seen a fair amount of Steam Deck in the run up to its release – including a peek at its innards<\/a> and the categorisation system<\/a> Valve is employing so purchasers know exactly what is and isn’t compatible with their new device on Steam – but the company’s latest update<\/a> is all about what’s on the outside. Specifically, the various bits of packaging Steam Deck will come in.<\/p>\n

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Usually, the first step after purchasing an expensive bit of portable consumer electronics (apart from turning it on and going “woo”, of course) is to find some sort of case to put it in. Ordinarily this is the point where I just cram my new purchase into a sock with a resigned sigh and have done with it, but Valve has you covered as far as Steam Deck goes, and has offered a look at the cute little carry case all units of its handheld gaming PC will ship with. And also its box. We’ve already seen a fair amount of Steam Deck in the run up to its release – including a peek at its innards and the categorisation system Valve is employing so…<\/p>\n

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