I have no plans to upgrade. Sure, it would be nice to have all the fancy new features of the OLED, but its not worth paying full price again.

Don’t forget about desktop mode. You have a full computer there. For a while it was my main computer. It’s Linux, but that isn’t been a huge issue for me. It’s generally easier to download programs as you can find most of what you need by searching on the discover app and downloading directly from there.

Decky Loader is awesome. It gives you access to a lot of little tweaks themes and other cool and useful stuff for gaming mode.

Steam Input is amazing. It lets you remap every button to whatever you want it to be. There are a number of games that I didn’t think would be good experiences on the Deck that were absolutely amazing once I to advantage of the extra back buttons and trackpads. Many people have uploaded their own controller profiles so you often don’t even have to do it yourself.

Lastly, don’t forget to actually install and play games.

I had a crappy PC so I got a Steam Deck at the beginning of the year. I was recently able to get a fancy desktop rig that can run pretty much anything on Super-Ultra RTX-On Turbo Mode, but still find myself using my Steam Deck quite regularly. My Steam Deck is my goto most of the time as I just enjoy chilling on the couch or in bed with a game.

So yeah, I think both systems have their uses and its not weird to still use the Deck despite having a beefy desktop rig. I also love being able to take my games with me on the go. A visit to the DMV isn’t so terrifying anymore.

Stray can be a little spooky at times, but its a really fun game. Untitled Goose Game is also quite enjoyable.

Wow works on the deck. I played Ascension on it for a bit and it took some work to get everything working, but once I had it set up I was good to go.

With the track pads and Steam Input I was able to map all the abilities and such that you could possibly need as well as using a trackpad for a mouse.

I got my Deck in January and I love it. I’ll admit that when other handhelds like the Ally and most recently the Legion Go came out I’ve been tempted to get them, but I can’t justify it as yes, they may be a bit more powerful, but that boost in performance just isn’t worth spending all that extra money. I feel much the same way with the OLED.

If I didn’t have a deck already I might get the OLED Deck, but then again the $800 2TB (only at Microcenter) Legion Go is also very attractive.