It’s definitely solidified two things for me: if I want to get a PC game, I definitely want it on Steam rather than any other platform (though I was already 99% like that anyway when it comes to actual purchases), and I don’t mind if I doubledip and get a Steam copy of a game when I already have it on console, especially for JRPGs where I can see myself using handheld mode to grind out stuff when needed.

My dock hasn’t arrived yet but I’m interested to see if I end up actually playing games docked with the Deck instead of just my old way through Big Picture with my PC hooked up to my main setup via HDMI. The performance will definitely be worse if I use the Deck but it might be more convenient, and performance/graphics won’t matter for most of the games I choose to play on the Deck anyway.

Do achievements and/or cloud saves work with this?

I’m not sure how I got so lucky, but I’m in SK too, ordered about 30 mins after launch, and apparently mine is already in the city, still scheduled to be delivered tomorrow though.