As far as I’m concerned, the Dualsense is the Steam Deck controller.

Not quite. My PC is more powerful than my PS5 so that’s where I still play all the AAA graphical showcase-type games. That said, I have been playing almost exclusively indie games since I started using my Steam Deck…

Sounds like you already have everything you need.

Valve claims 30-50% improvement, reviewers say closer to 50-60% improvement, and based on my testing, the reviewers’ 50-60% estimate is more accurate.

I’ve never really understood the appeal of collecting physical games. They cost SO much money second-hand a lot of the time, if they’re on disk, they better be in great shape, you need the original console in working condition, you need to store all those games in a storage shelf or something that takes up so much space, you need all those consoles to be plugged in to some sort of complicated AV switch system or something, and after all that, you get to play your retro game collection at glorious 480i 30fps, if that.

Or, you can put practically every retro game on a few micro SD cards, and boot them up on your Steam Deck or PC, often running flawlessly and with enhancements. Or better still, they have a native PC version!

It’s weird to not feel trusted, so it’s unusual for some to require proof instead of just believing them.

In all, perfect honesty - it’s very comfortable ergonomically, but the weight of the LCD model caused my hands to go asleep occasionally. It’s yet to happen with the slightly lighter OLED model.

Yes. Completely perfect, flawless LE OLED Deck owner here.

The number one lost important thing to understand, if it’s your first gaming PC, is that not every game you can buy for it will run well. It’s not a console. Check ProtonDB for compatibility before buying a game for it and getting burned.

Looks like it’s Verified by Valve and Gold on ProtonDB, with most users saying it works perfectly fine with no tweaking necessary, though there are some mentions of small tweaks being necessary in order to fix a rare crashing issue.

What issues did you encounter? Did you check ProtonDB?

Is it on Steam? If so, buy on Steam. But honestly, considering just waiting to see if it releases on Steam a year or two down the line. It’ll run better on my PC and portably on my Steam Deck if I get it on Steam. My PS5 and Switch are for exclusives.

Just don’t let it sit, idly displaying the static desktop…

It’s a very mediocre LCD panel. It gets the job done, sure, but if you care about image quality… it’s very disappointing.

Yep. High supply and low demand. Good luck. I got lucky and just sold mine. Got kinda lowballed, but it was either take their offer or let it collect dust in a corner…

I’ve never experienced any issues at all with my Ivoler dock.

I sold my 512GB model with 1TB SSD upgrade, Gulikit sticks, and CotK DBrand skin for $450 US. Less than ideal, sure, but I wasn’t getting many takers…

There’s no wrong answer per se, but the Dualsense might be the best option, just due to having the touchpad, gyro, and analog triggers.

No, you still have to purchase the games, of course. They’re not going to be giving you games for free. But games can frequently be purchased for steep discounts, and it runs Steam, so if you already have many games in your Steam library already, you can play any of those games you’ve already purchased from Steam on your Steam Deck.

It’s personal preference, but in my opinion, the basic black plastic Steam Deck models are an eyesore. I skinned my original because I just really didn’t like the look. But I love my LE OLED. It just looks so interesting.

That’s not what they’re saying. They’re saying the OLED model is a vast improvement, and that it isn’t wise to buy the LCD model now that an improved model is available. I haven’t seen any reviewers or influencers say anything to the effect of “everyone should throw their LCD model in the trash and buy an OLED now”.