I’m glad I got one for one my friend’s birthday. Given the price of computer parts, I figured it was only a matter of time before that either went out of stock or skyrocketed in price.

And a lot of spare time.

Well, you listed one reason in your own post, so I suppose you could understand why. 😛

Another reason is poor support for Linux ports. Garry’s Mod crashes after ~30 minutes for me on the native Linux port, but works (mostly) out of the box under Proton.

It should also be noted that neither WINE nor Proton are emulating Windows.

The Halo series is one I’ll probably never give up, but I suppose I’m currently on a hiatus.

I don’t use my Steam Deck as a work machine, but I’ve also found getting external displays to be a bit of a chore. I’ve never gotten the DP to work and the HDMI is hit or miss.

That being said, the external display ports work more consistently with other hardware, like my laptop, so I think the issue lies with the Steam Deck.