I was afraid the UPS guy pulled a fast one with how this box looked. Luckily everything was there and undamaged.
Someone posted similar a photo with similar damage on the subreddit day or two ago. In their case, the side of their steam deck was ruined too. Going forward maybe valve should put a little extra packing material on both ends
I wonder why they dont ship in more discrete box… does it still include all of the logos like the original did? I just checked GLS Reviews (Im from EU) and Im fucking terrified what state my deck is going to arrive in… if it will arrive at all…
Unfortunately I believe the Lithium battery warning is required on packaging which generally points to technology being inside. That being said, like others are saying I agree it is much more likely the machines tried to eat it rather than someone risk their union job for a few hundred dollars.
As someone who is OCD about keeping everything (even the dumb box) in perfect shape, I would have been heated!
Just saw my footage of my deck delivered dropped and landed on its front. So nervous when I get back home…