I’m trying to determine if I should get a steam deck. Money isn’t a problem. I just don’t know if I would realistically use it as I have all the consoles and do not have a steam account full of games. If a new game comes out I’m probably going to get it on console, and I have a switch for the 4-5 flights I take a year. Is there a type of game or use-case for the SD I might be overlooking? Or is it really designed for PC players to take their games on the go or couch play? Most of the reviews I’ve seen are people who already play PC, not seen any console-only people give their thoughts.
I already have a crazy backlog but gaming is my biggest hobby. I just don’t want to buy one to not use it.
Sounds like you don’t need it. The steam deck is intended for either people with large steam libraries that enjoy handheld gaming or people who are interested in joining the PC ecosystem and want an easy entry point. If you don’t fit either but find portable AAA gaming interesting I would suggest buying a controller peripheral for your phone and download remote play/PSnow/xcloud on your phone instead. Same effect but much cheaper. Streaming is obviously not as good as native gaming but depending on the game, it probably won’t make a big difference.