Firstly sorry if this is like hundreds of other posts, but super torn and thought there wasn’t a better place to ask

So it’s nearly Christmas time and my mother is asking me what I want, I have literally no clue to the point where it’s bugging her but a friend suggested a steam deck and I mentioned it to her and she said she’d be willing to give me some money towards one (I’d never let her buy me it, far too much for Christmas). Okay, cool. Nice, with work, it’s affordable.

My only issue is, whilst I think the deck is really cool and I know I’d enjoy it, I don’t really feel I need one

I don’t travel too much (I did at the start of the month before breaking up w my partner), I have access to my PC a lot of the time and mainly would be worried that I wouldn’t get enough use out of it. I already own a switch but haven’t touched it in a while because I ran out of things to play and the cost of Nintendo titles was a no go.

I have a huge steam library and know there’s many games I could enjoy but just looking for some tips on if it’s actually worth spending the money and if people think it’s a good idea?

Cheers!

  • ParticularOne6344@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I was in a similar situation (except the part where a family member was offering to help pay towards it lol) I have been gaming for 35+ years but for the last 5-10 not so much. I have every console from my entire life from my first Atari, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Switch ,Gameboy color, DSi, 3ds xl, Genesis, Sega CD, NOMAD, Game gear, Dreamcast, PS1-3, Xbox, 360, and One S. Near the launch of Series X/S and PS5 I had pretty much zero interest in buying a next gen console. Then I heard about the SD did more than a little research and decided to buy one! And I can say that the Steam Deck has rejuvenated my desire to play again. And it’s not just about portability or its hardware or OS. The best feature is the Steam Deck community! I’ve never been so fortunate to have so many tools, mods, software, and tech support for a device I’ve owned. (And I’ve had quite a few) Not to mention Valve consistently rolling out support as well. In conclusion you can’t go wrong with “Getting a Deck” .