Just picked up a used 64gb version a few weeks ago for just over $300. My expectations were blown away. I’ve been a PlayStation and Nintendo guy since the mid 2000’s, but now my plan is to fully transition to the PC gaming ecosystem this year.

I have a PS5 and Nintendo Switch currently and while I like both, my biggest gripe with them is that if I buy a game on one, I can’t continue it on the other. Typically this leads to me having to buy games twice in some instances if I want to play on the TV and in handheld mode. Sure the Switch can dock to the TV, but the power is not enough for the bigger games. I also hate paying for online and backwards compatibility is lacking on both.

The deck shows me the possibilities of a PC future though. Any games I buy on Steam for the deck I will be able to play at higher graphics on a proper PC setup for no extra charge. I also love emulating all my favorite games from the PS2 and GameCube era. The deck shows what true backwards compatibility should be like. PS3 emulation has been limited, but you can buy many of the PS3 games on Steam for cheap anyway, so hasn’t been a big issue.

My goal this year is to build a mid PC setup that can replace my PS5 for TV gaming. Very excited about the future of Steam and PC and now I’m looking to upgrade the storage on the deck to 1tb this weekend.

Nice! A video game company listened to their consumers for once. Or at least listened to their spending habits. Hopefully more follow suit

This is why I would not want to pay a subscription to YouTube. I don’t trust that they would ever truely work out all the ads