Yesterday I was flying from Charles de Galle (CDG) airport to Atlanta (ATL) and I then had another connection flight. I COMPLETELY forgot about it as toward the middle of the flight I started using the in-seat entertainment. Well I ran off the flight without looking back and now the steam deck lives somewhere else. I contacted the airline (Air France) but if you guys see a DBrand switch steam deck in the wild… it brought me a lot of good times.
RIP: Steam Deck
I’m blown away by how many posts like this I’ve seen. People just put it down in a public space and walk away (it gets stolen) or they leave it behind on an airplane. How is that even possible?! The thing is massive. Not to mention crazy expensive like… Don’t you know how to take care of your shit? Jesus. It’s wild. Absolutely wild the carelessness I read about on these types of posts regularly.
Also, the obligatory “sorry for your loss” so I don’t seem like a COMPLETE asshole. Right? That’s how that works…?
Some people are just accident prone ig. I make sure everything is in my bag whenever I get off a flight after I had a near miss forgetting my phone on a plane.
Ah yes, because people can be utterly perfect and not make careless mistakes at all right?
Shit happens even when you’re super careful and even with expensive stuff. Asking for how people can be careless is the equivalent of asking how people can get into car accidents or lose their wallets. No one is perfect, but you make it sound like people who lose these things are inherently sloppy. It’s not even as if this is a commonplace thing since the number of SDs lost is a miniscule percentage of the number of people who actually own it; people aren’t going to post “I still have my SD” topics after all, and naturally people posting these just need an outlet to vent.
You even acted like a jerk in your last sentence so yes, you do come off as a complete asshole. Work on your own issues before making unhelpful, snide remarks about others.
You guys actually set your deck down for extended periods of time? If it’s not in use I tuck it away. Slip it into my backpack and take backpack wherever I am going.
Have you checked your butthole?
I sent you a PM. Gonna do my best to help you get it back.
If you u get it back or get a new one, if you have an iPhone I highly suggest putting an AirTag inside it. Put it on the left (right side if it’s open) and hold it in with some electrical tape.
Had my secondhand phone stolen at a heavily surveilled location last year, was absolutely devastated, couldn’t imagine losing a Steam Deck. Sorry to hear that friend. Hopefully it turns up for you!
If you contact Steam, they may be able to locate it the next time it connects to WiFi.
Were you on Air France? Another poster says they just gave him a free Deck someone left behind.
Reminds me of that time when I onboarded with my favourite biscuits and then by the end, I didn’t have these anymore. No idea what happened. Same Story !
Urgh. That sucks! I hope you find it. When I was 15 i lost my entire Cd collection in a carry case in the Quick at the same airport! 20 years ago now, I still think about it every once in a while and weep for my past self (and moreso wonder who found em because that person had an instant awesome cd collection 😂)
I hope you don’t wake up sweating in 20 years clutching a phantom deck!
You clearly missed the sarcasm dripping from that comment to make a point.
Nooooo I’m sorry man
Air France. You can forget your SteamDeck, they can’t even find their own stuff.
Is data able to be saved via the cloud on steam???
Some other redditor found, look in your notis.