A sale recently closed on what looks to be an early Steam Deck prototype, netting $2000 for the seller. Steam Deck prototypes have been seen by the public before, but finding one for sale is a different matter entirely.
Gaming prototype devices have had a way of changing hands until they appear for sale on auction sites and the like. One recent example is a Nintendo GameCube prototype that was shown at Space World 2000, the now-defunct Nintendo showcase, which appeared on eBay for $100,000.
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Now, an eagle-eyed Valve fan called Gary_the_mememachine has spotted what's allegedly a Steam Deck prototype that sold on eBay on April 8. The prototype bears a strong resemblance to the finished product, albeit with some differences, like raised round touchpads instead of the square touchpads on the official Steam Deck, differently shaped buttons, and two of the face buttons being blue instead of black. A plate on the back of the Steam Deck refers to it as "engineering sample 34." Unfortunately, the Steam Deck prototype isn't in...
