My Steam Deck arrived mid-day on August 11th, 2022, after several months of hitting that pre-order button. As a console-only gamer since age twelve, the anticipation of experiencing Steam through a handheld device felt akin to exploring a whole new world in Marvel’s Multi-Verse. Before the Steam Deck, I have played on most Nintendo consoles and handhelds, the PlayStation 2, 4, and 5, and the Xbox Series X. I have never played games through Steam or anything of that ilk, and I never owned a gaming PC. It’s quite wild. While I understand the Steam Deck is a new venture for Value and still nothing like a true gaming PC, it was a little appetizer for a newbie like me.
My excitement was such that as soon as the FedEx guy dropped the package unceremoniously at my doorstep, I bolted to the box and ripped it open–all while I was…
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