The Steam Deck just had its first birthday. But is it for you?

You wanna hear something crazy: I’ve had a Steam Deck for a year. Yeah. Valve sent me a review unit and it arrived here on February 24th, 2022.
To think back on the state of the Deck when I first got mine. How far it has come in that time… The question is: should you buy a Steam Deck in 2023?

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00:58 – #1 Indie Games
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03:18 – #3 Retro PC Games
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07:58 – #5 Who is the Steam Deck for?
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