"The thing about playing on the go is that you have to wait until you go somewhere" - Luke 2024

As someone who spends a lot of time in and out of hospital (where the WiFi is terrible), I will say that having a Steam Deck has done a really good job of widening the library of games I can play while I’m there.

Gamer Dust sounds like a Class A narcodic that'll land you 3 years for possession.

Based on all the 'clickety clack' notes on screen, it sure seems like Luke has paid 400 quid for a very heavy fidget toy...

a point that is a huge reason why I love my steamdeck is because the only pc i have is a gaming laptop with little to no storage that struggles running the sims means i had relatively limited access to pc games before. It's much cheaper than a proper gaming pc and while it''s obviously not as powerful its still good enough to play those games you'd otherwise miss out on if you have nowhere else to play them

Luke constantly clicking the Steam Deck while talking is an absolute mood and very relatable

I literally clicked off a Tasting History video for this and got freaked out when the intro song played again

Ellen’s giggles of utter joy at being right… *chefs kiss*

I'm still a big fan of my Steam Deck but I also understand that the games I play (a lot indies, especially roguelikes) are probably the exact kind of games that the Steam Deck is suited for

Since I'm here so early, here's a video idea. More long form video style of the worst game captures you had to get for a list video. I think it would be fun to hear more behind the scenes kinda stuff. Cheers!

Ellen setting a reminder on her phone has big mom energy, checking to see if her kids are even playing with their toys anymore. Edit: Some of the replies to this comment are just creepy. Touch grass, people.

Passive-aggressive subtitle commentary on Luke's button-clicking intensifies.

If nothing else, at least Luke's Steam Deck appears to have found new use as a fidget toy.

Nearly a year on, my Steam Deck hasn't got much play, but for the specific niche occasions I use it, it's been a godsend. I have a heart condition that occasionally confines me to bed for a sick day-it's bad enough that I can't even get up and go over to my gaming desktop. Playing controller-friendly games (Stardew Valley and the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters have gotten the bulk of the play) makes those awful days much more bearable.

Love my Deck. I've had it for close to a year and I still use it more than my PC for gaming. It's so freeing to be able to play my games from the couch or in bed or sitting on my balcony, etc. I'll even play it sitting at my PC while watching a KZfaq video ... like I am now. Surprisingly, I haven't used it while traveling a single time even though I thought I would. Still think it's one of my best gaming purchases though.

'Why should I be held accountable for my spending decisions?' Is the motto of every 40K player

Haha, when I saw the thumbnail, I was like: Oh, wait, did Ellen's reminder go off? 🤣

Loving that there's a cross-section of Oxbox fans that love Tasting History as well 😃

The first point is actually really good and interesting. The whole appeal with these modern handhelds is that they can play "real" AAA games, but back in the age of seperate portable console lines, the games released on them were made with that specific use case in mind, i.e. just playing for a short while on the bus on the way to work/school and getting to have a good experience in that timeframe. And, really, Switch games are still designed like that to an extent, at least the First-Party stuff. For example, you can jump into Mario Odyssey, get a couple of moons, and have a satisyfying experience doing that and easily pick up where you left off later. Same with e.g. BotW and Shrines or Koroks. Whereas grand, cinematic experiences like, Idk, Last of Us or God of War work much better when playing for longer stretches of time, and, preferably, on a larger screen, precisely because they were never made with the handheld experience in mind.

I was half expecting the “Now” scene to be a hard cut to a FPV of Luke FRANTICALLY rummaging through his junk drawers

OX continuing to do important video games journalism /SRS It’s fun to tease Luke and all, but knowing how a serious video game investment- like a console- stacks up a year later IS important. I don’t have a lot of money to throw around, so knowing how the experience of a console is from a source I trust makes decisions easier, especially if making that decision costs money.

I forgot he owned the Steam Deck

Luke: ♫Accountability? What's that? ♫Accountability? Not quite yet. ♫Accountability? What's that? ♫I don't want to think about it; we'd be better off without it! Ellen: ~record scratch~ An Ellening Never Forgets. Remember the original vid about the deck, but... has it really been a year already? Time... she flies.

I still love my steam deck. I generally play it in the living room so I can game while still being present with my family. It is nice to play a game, and not have to shut myself in my office.

For a moment, I thought I had a Max Miller video with sound on in another tab

My fiancée got a Steam Deck in large part because her place doesn't give her the room to set up a proper PC, so she does still play it consistently, especially for BG3

I use my Steam deck every day. Thanks to cloud saves I play Baldur's Gate 3 on both, depending on where I am. But also it's an emulation beast and I've played a bunch of PS3 and GameCube games on it. I also use it to play my PS5 remotely and Gamepass. I could use my phone for that, but I like having the bigger screen and a dedicated input I don't have to snap on. And honestly, I don't feel like I need to be On The Go to play a handheld. Sometimes I just want to chill in bed and play something.

Well as someone who owns a mac and having no room for a PC and also on the plane at least once every 2 months, the Steam Deck was perfect.

I got a Steam Deck myself not long after Luke did, and I still use mine every day. I've barely touched my Xbox, and actually sold my Switch, since then. I'm playing it right now as I watch this! I think the difference is that I'm not trying to use it for the newest shiniest things, I'm using it to catch up on all of the PS4 exclusives I missed out on by being an Xbox owner for the past decade -- Spider-Man, Horizon, etc.

Just got a Steamdeck OLED, and absolutely love it! With Steam, Epic, emulators, and remote play PS5 and Xbox, this is a little beast! The OLED does have better battery as well, so that helps!

Oh No!!! Accountability!!!

My Steam Deck came with a pouch of Gamer Dust, a rolled-up five pound note and an expired credit card.

A lot of these don't apply to most people (as Luke rightly pointed out). For instance, I don't own a switch, PS5, Xbox version whatever and a PC. Before I got my deck, I had an okay gaming PC and my laptop. From that perspective, I think the deck made more sense than any of the other devices because (1) I have ~100 games on steam that I don't want to repurchase and (2) if I can only afford one, I might as well just pick the device that has largest library since I'm going to miss out on some exclusives no matter what I choose. I think being a games journalist puts you in a great position in terms of having access to 5-6 different gaming devices and either having keys or having to buy games on these devices anyway for work. (EDIT: Perhaps the issue of how many devices/games a typical gamer has easy access to is something Luke and Ellen didn't really think about. I've been guilty of doing similar in my profession as well). So in your shoes, I'd absolutely prefer to play Sekiro on a PS5. But if I don't have that luxury, I'd much prefer paying $400 for a Steam Deck and playing Sekiro immediately vs a similar amount for another console plus $60 for a new copy of Sekiro. I personally game all the time on my steam deck. Not so much on the go because my 'travel' game of choice is crusader kings 2, which my laptop plays just fine. I actually have my deck hooked up to my TV and use it as a very convenient gaming console.

I never bought a Steam Deck because I haven't used my Switch since March 2020. Having my PC available all the time changed my interest in portables I guess.

Luke, dunno if you'll see this, but to solve the input delay, in the ... right menu, in the like, performance settings tab, change the framerate limit to "off" (and if the game needs it, use it's in-game cap), and select "allow tearing" - they have nearly no downsides if the game already caps at 60, and completely eliminate the input latency

Got my Steam deck around the same time as Luke. Honestly, it's become my main game console. I own the switch, ps5, etc, but I just tend to play the steam deck more as that means I don't have to fight over the TV. Also, most of my friends play steam solely, so I have got to get into a lot of multiplayer games like most recently deep rock galactic. I am a little concerned that some games don't play well (grpahically) on it. As haven't had that issue yet with anything I've tried. Might have to put off Baldurs gate 3 a couple more years if that's the case.

I just had a baby and this has made my Steamdeck the best gaming purchase I have ever made. So much easier to pick this up while he is napping than to try and play on my laptop.

Hilarious video, but also very informative. I am planning to buy a Steam Deck in the near future, but will re-evaluate my own reasoning for wanting to have one. Insofar this honest review was helpful. Though I very much love the technology being an engineer and IT person.

I bought mine after your original video and I love it! My 2nd break at work is 30 min and I specifically chose a load of games that will let me save whenever I want. I only play those on the deck and at home I play everything else

That is how i bought my VR headset! - from an enthusiastic person .. who was totally into it - and noticed after a while that the thing only put on dust. He sold it .. and i got a "good as new" (well, not really, but functioning) oculus S - for not much more than a visit to a restaurant here. So i completely support people buying expensive stuff ... to sell it used just a year later =)

My friend went through the same situation when he picked up a ROG Ally not to long ago and he had allot of time left before the return policy was done. He thought he wanted one for easy portable PC gaming on the go but nearing the end he wasn't sure. When he asked me about it I asked him, 'Are you ONLY playing your Steam Library?' and 'Are you going to do anything beyond gaming with it as well?' When I got my Steam Deck I wanted it for two things, emulation gaming to finally sit down somewhere and play some older games i never played before and to also use it as a portable drawing tablet for my pixel art. I wanted to use it for more then just gaming and since I didn't have a laptop this was perfect for me, where my friend had a laptop, a main gaming pc and a Xbox Series X he didn't really need it. So for anyone getting a Steam Deck in the future think of what you want to do with it. If there isn't at least 5 games or programs you want to use with it then question if its worth it for you?

I thought I was watching "Tasting History" for a second there...

I've just got my OLED deck and loving it. I'm mainly using it to play emulated PS2 and PSOne games, one of which is castlevania. I am very aware of the potential for a honeymoon period and that in a month it'll be propping my bedroom door open...

Luke just stimming with the buttons while talking is the most relatable thing I've seen all week

This is kinda a slam piece, but it was SUPER HELPFUL! I've definitely been tempted by the steam deck, but as my switch already gets less love than it should (I don't travel a ton since pandemic, I don't often choose to play my switch away from the TV while at home) I was unsure about my own usage of a Steam Deck. Hearing Luke's ups and downs with it and realizing I would be in pretty much the same boat (I'm going to play on the switch when on the go or on my beefy PC or PS5 while at home), it illustrated to me that I don't need a Steam Deck in my life. Thanks!!!

I think for me one big benefit of the Steam Deck over the Switch is that I don't have to buy my games twice to play them both on my big PC and on the go, and I get to transfer saves between the big PC and the Steam Deck, while I usually can't do that with the Switch.

I love my Deck, and upgraded to the OLED model when that launched too! I found it to be a night and day improvement over the original LCD model, with a superb screen, much better battery life, and even (though it's not advertised) noticeably improved performance in some games! It still never ceases to amaze me that even now, many of the latest AAA games are enjoyable on the device. I do agree though that some games really ought to be experienced on a proper gaming system with a nice big monitor, but, according to the latest Steam 'Year in Review', the Deck has successfully pulled me away from my main gaming rig for 50% of my gaming sessions!

Dying at Lukes "grandpa Luke" segment 😂 It was just missing a "rectum!" line to close us out

I do wonder if Luke was more into emulation , would that have changed anything

Last year's video about Luke getting a Steam Deck honestly did influence my decision to get one. I sold my Xbox One and games to buy it, and... I still love it! I did go through the (not as hard as you'd expect) task of setting up emulators, but I think the biggest reason I still love mine is that I treat it like a PC console. I have a gaming PC, Nintendo Switch, and the Steam Deck. When I've spent all day working on my computer, I don't really want to go back after dinner to sit there and play games. Instead, I boot up the Steam Deck, sit in my comfy chair, and play games on a 54' TV.

Thank you to whoever captioned each and every time Luke fidgeted with the clicky buttons. That made my evening.

We still use ours weekly - to play all the Legos on the big TV (although not usually Indiana Jones).

We use a number of decks to run the games for our fighting game meets every week. It can be a challenge getting some of them to run, but having portable setups for all our offline gaming is a godsend

Props to Luke for not just wiping the face of the Steam Deck for total transparency Also the "input lag is a feature" thing is also a part of castlevania with the whip taking a split second to fire up so its funny he mentioned that right before cuphead

I picked one up a few months ago and I'm loving it for the simple reason that I can put it to sleep anytime, and my game will be suspended. Even if I only come back to it after a few days, it'll still be waiting for me exactly where I paused. Putting it down at a moment's notice when work/family/sleep happens is HUGE. I am no longer a teen/tween with unlimited time and freedom to sit though hours-long gaming sessions, so anything that lets me sneak a few minutes here and there is a giant win.

Love that Ellen set a reminder for a year later and followed through on it. You guys are the best. 😂

I love my Steam Deck so much. I agree on the graphically intensive AAA games, even if they can be played on the Deck, it's probably better on PC. But I've been able to get through so many more games on my backlog since I got it. I love playing games, but I don't like sitting at my computer. I do that enough for work, I don't really wanna do it for fun too. So playing in bed is so comfortable and lowers the barrier of actually getting myself to play the games that I want

The thing i like most about my Steam Deck is that some older games that struggle to run on my gaming PC run really well on the Deck. Fallout New Vegas is ridiculously unstable on PC, but I've only had a half dozen crashes on the Deck.

I use my deck quite often, I carry it in my backpack so I can play during my commute, so for me it was worth it.

i've had mine for almost 3 months now and i'm still using it literally every day. and i don't go anywhere! i play it in bed and on the couch while watching stuff on tv!

Swich and Steam Deck is all i own and i love EVERYTHING on them. Im catching up on all the old Triple As fronyeas past. Having a blast!

I got mine about a year ago too and still am using it regularly and loving it. I mostly use it for emulation and for older PC games, and its just nicer being able to lie in bed and play games, I prefer the comfort of it that way. It's definitely not an ideal, like, travelling handheld because of its size and weight (I find even the Switch to be annoyingly bulky for trips though and usually just take my 3DS), but as an emulation device that plays practically every console under the sun that I can enjoy while lying in bed, its perfect. The other use case for it, I would say, is if youre not a PC gamer at all. As an entry level device into the world of PC gaming, youre not going to get anything even close to the Deck at a comparable price point and it can open up a whole new world of games to you that you might otherwise have never even considered because they were PC-only and you don't want to spend £1k+ on getting a whole proper PC rig setup. The Deck is in that perfect price point where its the same price as a console but runs like a mid-range PC that would cost twice as much.

Everyone has their own gaming style, I myself have been playing on it constantly. From emulation to indies, to FF7Remake which I just finished in the steam deck. It also helps that I can stream from my PC, my PS4 or my Xbox if I don’t want to sit at my desk after work or the wife is using the tv. Got the OLED version and it looks beautiful! I even moved some of my switch games to Yuzu simply because the Steam deck is more comfortable to play in than the switch.

I keep my steam deck by my bed, as that’s where I end up playing it the most. Steam cloud is a godsend, as most games I start on my desktop PC, but love being able to carry my progress over to the portable system. But I agree re: big AAA games not being a good fit for the system. That being said, it’s absolutely brilliant for pick-up-and-play games like Rollerdrome & Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and for visual novels like Mice Tea. I’ve been having a blast going through the Tomb Raider remasters on it!

ive had a steam deck for just over a year and still playing it every day worth every penny i spent on it but each to there own

I got my Steam Deck last March and I’m still playing it. My favorite feature is not having to pay Xbox or Sony to use my internet to play online.

It is weird to hear the Switch ergonomics praised. It is *so* small, it is hand cramp city for me. For me, the big plus to the steamdeck is that it is also an on the go desktop which is much smaller than a laptop. But, I'm also guessing there is a non-zero chance that Luke, like most people, has never opened a cli in his life. 2/3rds of my time on deck is desktop mode. It's using a full fat browser, having Spotify in the background, doing light cli work. On the other hand, the only reason I don't regret buying my switch was because I bought it off a friend who was going to get rid of it because it didn't work, and I fixed it. And when "I like this thing because I successfully fixed it" is your bar... Well, not great.

Luke's experience with the Steam Deck mirrors mine own with the Nintendo Switch. When I got it in 2017, I played it on the go, everywhere I went. But then, things slowed down. They slowed way down in 2020, for some peculiar reason. But even after the pandemic, I just play on the major platforms (PC, PS5, Series X). I didn't even pick up TOTK because I haven't even finished BoTW. I mainly bought the Switch for Mario Kart with friends and Animal Crossing during lock down. It paid for itself in this regard, but beyond that, it's been sitting in it's case for almost two years.

To each his own, but I've been exclusively playing all my PC games (indie, AAA and otherwise) on my Deck for almost two years now, and I've loved every second of it. Playing Cyberpunk in bed is amazing. Having a much more capable handheld to plough through Final Fantasy VII Remake or Hi-Fi Rush in hotel rooms is a trip, too. I'm the target audience, though. I hate being tethered to a couch or desk for gaming. Even if it only lasts two to three hours (OG model), it's a glorious way to wile away the time and chip away at my backlog. Not for everyone, maybe, but definitely for me.

The Steam Deck is really good for an "all in one" handheld, being able to emulate pretty much what you want.

I chuckled a little when this came on because I was playing my steamdeck at the time. I definitely get why it didn't stick for Luke but it's working well for me. IMHO the sweet spot is as a second screen to play on the couch while watching KZfaq -- not too far from a charger for when it runs out of batteries, and not usually games that take too much concentration -- my top steam deck game by FAR last year was Powerwash Simulator . I don't have a gaming PC and I did get through act 2 of Balder's Gate on the deck, but as soon as it came out on PS5 I never came back. (Three cheers to Larian's cross saves for letting me move my steamdeck save to PS5) I do think Luke's review last year helped me make an informed decision to buy the steam deck -- he was a lot more honest about the flaws than most of the rave reviews I'd seen before it and so I went in with eyes open

I still love my steam deck. It's gotten less use this winter, as they said to play a game on the go you have to go and I haven't gone anywhere. I've got a trip coming up in a few months and I expect take it with me and play it. the battery life is has been fine for me as the only games I have on there I can run with the TDP set to 5-7W, plus I have a portable battery bank that can charge it twice over so I'm good for those long car ride and plane flights

Im so happy you actually followed up ^^

I actually still think the Steam Deck is a great idea. The biggest problem I see with it is not really a problem and more a fact of life. We're adults now. We don't look at time and free time the same. In fact, as a kid, it's just... Time. As an adult, you specifically have "Free time" that you slot in your favorite hobbies. As a child, you can pick this up and play whenever and usually in multiple smaller session bursts between going somewhere, a car ride, waiting at a doctor's office, while waiting for your own turn on the computer or console because a sibling is on it... I'm not saying the Steam Deck is for children, but that handhelds by design will default to a child-like lifestyle. Abundant time to do as you want without having to actively spend brain power on work, chores, bills, and other various responsibilities. It just doesn't slot into an adult lifestyle easily. Still a great product though!

Technician here. Even if you don't use the device, you should still charge its battery now and then. Storing battery in distarged state decreases its life so rapidly that some batteries can die completely just after few months of being stored discharged.

Have had my steam deck for a little over a year, and I still love it. My desktop pc is old and predominantly used just as a media server, so I do the vast majority of my pc gaming on the deck.

I think you'd only buy a Switch today if you wanted to play the exclusives since everything else is on PC running better and available for a lower price. I don't have game journalist money and the ability to write purchases off as expenses, so having access to all the sales that PC games get, in addition to PC games generally being cheaper than console games, really makes it the more affordable option, while also running better since the Switch is getting old now (hoping the Switch 2 is at least on par with the Steam Deck).

Kinda sounds like Luke hasn't been playing on his Steam Deck because he doesn't know how to use it properly.

I’ve had my Steam Deck since around the time Luke got his, and I still love mine! I have a chronic illness, so being able to play my PC games in bed on days when I’m doing poorly has been so valuable. I also mostly play AAA games on my PS5, but for me the steam deck indie game experience is much better than the switch one.

The emulation chops are phenomenal, the steam deck basically turned into a portable PS2 for me and is a marvel to behold, playing some of my old faves

I don't use my steam deck super often for similar reasons: when I'm at home I might as well be playing on my pc, and I almost never get an opportunity to go out on trips where it would prove useful. However, I do still pull it out for when I want to lie in bed and play a game occassionally (usually One Finger Death Punch here recently) and I used it while waiting on a relative at a doctor's appointment (I was their ride to and from). So I still get use out of mine and I love my little deck. My poor switch hasn't gotten a lot of use though, need to pull it out and get some game time in. Also it took me way to long to actually go through the trouble of putting minecraft on it, not that I play much minecraft anyways but still

As someone that travels a lot for work... I appreciate what the Steam Deck tries to be. I also think it isn't all that successful. I've said the same things about most of Valve's hardware though, I just really hoped this time would be different. The hardware is decent but there isn't enough battery power behind it to make it portable. I was lucky to get 90 minutes of use out of it before having to power it off, even with stuff like a traveling power bank or external supply, it made the whole thing cumbersome and a laptop would have been easier to carry around. Then when you look at it like it's a mini PC that you dock to a TV, it still isn't really worth the price. You can spend the same amount and put together a mid-tier computer with better specs, regardless of which version of the Steam Deck you buy. Mine has been gathering dust too.... and it probably will continue to do so.

I love this series of Luke sitting down with different people and talking about issues!! Starfield, Alan Wake, and now this!?! Wonderful

I travel across the U.S. every month or so. Without that trip, I doubt my Steam Deck would be worth it to me.

I'm still using mine, but mostly because my PC rig was very old and the deck pretty much replaced it! I use it mostly in desktop mode but the freedom to play indy games in other rooms is great. Because it's basically a PC you can just install pretty any game as long as it doesn't have any draconian malware like DRM.

I got my steam deck for Christmas, so it still remains to be seen if I'll be playing it in a year, but its already changed my gaming life. I never felt like sitting at my computer after a day of work, so my gaming fell to the wayside. Now I can sit on my couch and in my bed and play games for a few hours at night. I'm loving it. Right now im playing horizon zero dawn, and it did take a minute to get used to playing a big AAA game on a handheld, but once you get used to it, it's not bad at all. Maybe I should set a reminder on my phone for a year from now to see if im still playing it, but I think it's much more likely a year goes by where I haven't played a game on my actual gaming PC lmao

"You have to go somewhere" That is why I didn't get one. I usually carry a laptop that has the same gaming capacities (with some tuning...). I will say I loved what it is as console and what it's done for mobile gaming.

We are well-conditioned to sit in our Gamer Chairs at our Computer Desks to play on our Gaming PCs. Steam Deck is by all means a quality of life improvement, giving us Handheld Options, bit we really don't think about Handheld Convenience/Novelty when anticipating playing these games.

Its great for someone with a large backlog as a way to continue playing when not at home

My biggest issue with the Steam Deck - and is the reason I stopped using it - was the battery. Every time I came to turn it on the battery was dead and it would take ages for it to charge up, by which time I had turned on my PC and started playing something on there.

I’ve held off on buying the Steamdeck as I didn’t have the money for it and to see if newer versions would be released. During that time, there’s been some other companies that have come out with their own handheld or are planning to release one soon. I’ve started looking at those over the Steamdeck.

0:00 Wow! Funnily enough, I got here from watching Max Miller's "Drinking History" video about hot chocolate - so when I heard the same sound sample that he uses for his animated opening, I was thrown for a loop! I thought youtube player was glitching with a wrong audio track!

I'm about the same age as you guys and I think the allure of the steam deck comes from our obsession we had with gameboys as kids. The problem with that is I was pretty much playing my gameboy nonstop the only reason the portability was great was that when my mom dragged me to the store I didn't have to stop. Now we're the ones going to the store, to the bank, and countless other errands and well, we can't play because we aren't tagalongs anymore...man I miss being a tagalong.

Definitely interesting to hear your thoughts on it I personally love it because I'm someone who sits weirdly when gaming, and when using a traditional PC set up, it's difficult for me to sit comfortably. In fact one of the reasons I liked my Switch was I could curl up in weird positions to play handheld mode, and even with my gaming PC being a laptop, it's genuinely easier for me to play comfortably with the SteamDeck I'm also not a PlayStation person, and I joke I can get most games either for PC or Switch because Microsoft and Sony tend to release their games for PC, even if you have to wait a bit I definitely see why some people wouldn't be as big a fan of it, but as a Nintendo fan just needing something more powerful to branch out with, I love it

😂😂the zoom out with Ellen's dressing down was perfect

I will say I love my Deck. I got my LCD version used for an emulation system while I got the OLED version for my mid level and Indy games. I even got the Real Air Pro AR glasses to make the experience more immersed. I will say it does help with being on the go so much. That and the huge library I own makes it possible. I have been using mine constantly. That combined with my Lenovo Legion Go, I have everything at my disposal.

So I feel like it also depends on your personal circumstances and such. I work 2 weeks away from home on a 3 week rotation and the steam deck allows me to play a lot of games I can’t on those 2 weeks. So while it may be a bit bunk for some who have access to a pc or console constantly, for those of us like myself who can’t, it’s still pretty perfect 🎉

Very informative, this could really help some people figure out why it might not be the best choice for them! I think for most people it makes sense to either buy a Switch OR the Deck, but not both, since they have so much overlap. I decided against the Switch and for the Deck because it's got a bigger screen, I don't have to repurchase games and I have way more choice among all the Steam games. One big thing is the adjustability, I love playing modded Stardew Valley and the Switch simply doesn't allow for that. I get so, so much more value out of SV with mods (over 1000h playtime overall), that said modding on the Deck was almost too hard for me as not extremely PC savvy person so I don't know how many people would try it. A lot of games don't play super well (or not at all) with controllers, so that's a big hurdle to consider. As others have said, I play mostly indie games and stuff that's relaxed, not graphically intensive, and for that it's really nice to sit on the sofa and chill. I'm disabled and sitting at a desk is not usually feasible, so having a handheld device is much more comfortable. Nice to hang out with my partner too, instead of being in separate rooms in the evening.

Can totally relate. Ive been saving some jrpg (p5r, octopath travellers, etc) to play on my steam deck when im travelling or staying at relative's. But i haven't done travelling much since i got my steam deck. Now i want the new oled version so i can enjoy the games better when im somewhere away from my pc.

“ No! Don’t do accountability that’s not what we…” 🤣 that cracked me up more than it should have 😂