I’m a recovering Xbox gamer who grew tired of the monthly cost for the ability to play my purchased games online.
Purchased a pre-built gaming PC (couldn’t build it myself for less) and it’s been working well. Had to re-buy my primary game Forza Horizon 5 on Steam and I plan to pre-order FH6 on Steam and spend a lot of time on it. PC is in my room, Xbox is in the living room.
I’m considering buying a cheap used Steam Deck for occasional travel, playing the occasional Halo MCC at my friend’s house, and using it on a dock in the living room to phase out the Xbox.
I can buy a 512GB LCD version for around $200-250 or a used OLED for under $350.
I’m comfortable buying used electronics and understand the deck isn’t the most powerful thing around, but I just don’t want to regret it if FH6 plays horribly. I guess I can wait until it launches and read reviews, but then I miss out on months of time with the deck and still have to use my Xbox in the living room.
I’ve been okay with games that released targeting the PS4 generation, which is still a very wide net including many games released in the last few years. I finished AC: Odyssey on my Deck for instance.