Steam Deck thread. I hope you answer honestly

How many months/years ago did you buy it?
How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?
Do you regret buying it?

ick on eck

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

A little more than 2 years.

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

I use it every day, has become my main gaming machine.

Do you regret buying it?

No, but I bought the LCD one and would've preferred the OLED version.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Mine arrived 2 years and 10 months ago

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

Every day

Do you regret buying it?

No

I bought both the original and oled on release and I'm playing p3r episode aigis right now

SAAR PLEASE REDEEM MY SURVEY FOR EMPLOYER VALVE SAAR

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

2 years and 2 months ago

How much do you used to play on it and how

mostly played monster hunter rise and world

much do you play now?

not much I just have it docked and take it with
me if I go somewhere overnight

Do you regret buying it?

Fuck no I love it

Playing Elin on my 'eck. All the best games are indieshit that run on a pentium 4 anyways.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

When the lcd version became available

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

A lot and I still do. It's also a fantastic pron machine.

Do you regret buying it?

Nope, not at all. I can run more demanding vidya on my gayman rig and streaming works flawlessly.

I bought it first day and was changed for a new one because my fans were fucked up
I love this machine and I still play it a lot
I would wait for deck 2 OLED over buying switch 2 or any ps xbox

i haven't bought one but i hope i can get the money to get a pc handheld soon.
i want one that last at least 4 hours playing ps4 generation 3D in decent quality and emulating ps2
so either a steam deck 2 or something else, i love handhelds, i have a psp, psvita and switch, but i won't buy a switch 2, too expensive

also i wish steam would ship to my country, they don't right now and so if i want to get one i have to go through local shops with no warranty or anything else

I don't have one, I want a smaller device just like it tho.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Bought my first one two weeks ago and it came in last week. (OLED 512GB model)

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

As of now, I've played about 10ish hours this weekend, primarily setting up emudeck and playing games like Sonic+Shadow Generations, A Hat in Time, and Fields of Mistria. I have more games in my steam library and emulated games that I'll get around to playing later on.

Do you regret buying it?

Too early to say, but as of now I'm really enjoying it. Glad I decided to buy this instead of a Switch 2.

1. Year and a half ago.
2. I've used it almost every day since I got it although not always for gaming. Recently though it's 50/50 split of shitposting from it and playing vidya.
3. Nope. Love it albeit just a tad bit more power would be nice but I'm fine with it. Might get Fremont if it's real for beefier games.

January 2024
I played on it almost exclusively for a few months, but had a tough time committing to games. Lots of 2-6 hr playtimes. I haven’t used it in months because I decided a ps5 would be a better way to play sony games (big screen). Between that and xbox gamepass I’ve been busy. I’m not sure I regret it, but it wasn’t necessary either. I might come back very soon so I don’t have to rebuy death stranding on console

About a year
$300 for a local prebuilt laptop was cheaper than replacing my pc motherboard and parts
I regret not buying an oled and a good brand of charger because the lcd is a little weaker and a shitty amazon charger killed the battery

Why does a device that didn't even sell to 1% of steam market get so much realestate on Anon Babble and other boards?

3 years.
A lot. Quite a lot. I like playing good quests on it or something like Tobert gaems.
Nah, top-2 of purchases I made in the last ten years, along with a 4090 for fifteen hundred.

Because it's just a good and reasonably cheap hardware.

A year ago,

I only really play it when I want to emulate something. It's very comfy to just sit down and play ps2 games on a handheld.

I earn a lot so not really. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you have disposable income or really like playing on handhelds.

bought it when it came out.
it has been my main vidya machine ever since.
then and was my computer for the past month
i dont regret buying it at all. if i could run bemani and gundam on it i wouldn't need any other consoles

No it doesn't look like it

I would prefer the detachable split controller of the lenovo legion go, but I like the deck's SteamOS integration.

Bought it on launch 3 years ago, its my main gaming device, I last used it yesterday.

I don't regret buying it but i do regret buying it before the Oled version and the 64gb storage isn't enough because its constantly being filled with system bullshit which generates issues. I would be happy if they released a new one ASAP so i can replace it.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

About 2 years ago

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

A decent amount, I'm currently using it for Fantasy Life i.

Do you regret buying it?

Nah, I kinda regret only getting the 64 GB version, should've sprung for the 256 GB version at minimum, but I haven't run into any issues and stuff like StorageCleaner and cleaning out prefix folders for my pirated games keeps me from filling up the internal storage. My 512 GB microSD cards work well enough for now, but maybe in the future I'll buy a little 1 TB nvme drive to stick in there just to be safe.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

I got mine a few weeks ago. I was already in the position of having a difficult time to dedicate to my consoles, so I wanted a nice handheld to use for my backlog. The Switch’s run and details of the Switch 2 made the purchase a little easier.

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

I’ve played on it almost daily for as long as I can (usually only an hour or two, tops).

Do you regret buying it?

Not at all. I’ve already managed to snag a few great deals on older games, and emulation just werks for the most part. The Deck does exactly what I wanted and more.

because this isnt facebook

When you did that

3 Years ago, I preordered

How much do you play on it/How much you play on it now

My play time is split about 60/40 between my desktop and it in the past 3 Steam Replays. (This doesn't count offline play time, so it's probably closer to 50/50) I'm going to guess it's probably about the same this year, too.

Do you regret buying it?

Fuck no laying on the couch playing my library of like 600 games fucks and is comfy.

I kinda regret only getting the 64 GB version
Same. I replaced the SSD in mine with a 1 TB drive like a week before the OLED version got announced. Stupid me.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

3 years ago

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

very rarely since I dont go anywhere and i have a 3ds/vita. i still use it sometimes when i dont feel like sitting at my computer.

Do you regret buying it?

only because the oled came out. even though i dont use it much now i used it a lot for the first year i had it, and ill probably use it more in the future since i bought some games recently that would be nice on it

now hurry up and make the steam controller 2. my series x controller's a button started double clicking, and i dont want to replace it only for the steam controller 2 to be announced the next week

Addendum: I do think the OLED looks neat, and I might get one and hand off my Steam Deck to a friend, but I don't have any strong regret over it existing.

But it is.

I bought it just under a year ago, I think, I can’t remember exactly.

I regret nothing. It’s very convenient to just start up and play and I like how the screen is larger compared to the Switch. I use it every day before I fall asleep.

I pre-ordered one the second they became available, but didn't get one until 3 months after release. I also pre-ordered the first limited edition OLED and got that much sooner.

I play it less than I used to, but that's because I have less free time at work now, but I still play it all the time at home. I have my old one permanently docked to my TV and my OLED is the one that travels with me and I use while laying down in bed.

I don't regret buying either. It's a fantastic device, great for emulation, has high compatibility, and PC games just feel goo on them. I prefer using the trackpads over a mouse for most games and stick+gyro is better for shooters in my opinion.

This thread are just bots and paid shills

1.5 years ago

It's my main gaming device and I just got finished playing nioh 2 on it a few minutes ago

when?

Early last July.

how often?

Put between 100-200 hours in. Mostly in Rivals of Aether 2 (180+ hrs split between deck & pc), finally got around to trying Shadow of Mordor a decade after buying it, emulated some GameCube and GBA games on it including a Pokémon romhack, played the entirety of Little Kitty Big City on it, and I even got Oblivion Remastered to run on it too, which works out when I'm away from my PC.

regret?

Nope. I like it. Don't use it as much as I thought I would, but it's great to try out stuff in my backlog and to pick up and play when I don't feel like sitting down at my PC. Easiest place to emulate single player games. I'm outta town and was even able to play a few hours of Oblivion Remastered on it yesterday, which looked like trash but played well enough regardless.

Granted I paid for the near entirety of my Steam Deck and Dock via the steam marketplace.
I'm not paid to say it's a nice device,

I don't feel like sitting down at my PC. Easiest place to emulate single player games

It's great for that. I emulate tons of older or handheld games I don't want to sit on pc for

Yes you only gambled on lootboxes and then used the money you gambled to buy stuff! Zero dollars spent Saar!

I paid for the keys with TF2 hats, which were free.

sure you did

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Last summer

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

Not often, about the same amount of time. 1-5 Hours a month on average.

Do you regret buying it?

Despite little usage, I have no regrets and it's one of the coolest gaming devices ever. I don't like laptops which makes it my travel device. It's also nice to play while getting fresh air.
I still prefer desktop over deck, but I understand now why so many would simply just use the steam deck as their main gaming device; it's really easy to play on.

I've been thinking of getting one to have something to game on while my AI shit gets cranked out.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Bought the OLED in February.

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

Every day.

Do you regret buying it?

No. I have tons of games that I enjoy playing so much more on the Deck than on PC.

friend gave it to me for free (he was getting an OLED)

really loved it the first month or two

stopped caring after

charging the thing is really annoying desu. battery life pretty garbage. but it was nice when i wanted to lay down and play persona 3 reload before bed.

Saar I've had steam decks for many years

I am user nr#63 and will reply as the same form as everyone else and say the exact same thing!

very good saar you should also buy one saar

Of ALL the companies you could point the finger at for having obvious shills, Valve, the company notorious for not telling anyone shit is not the one.

Yes all the organic 24/7 steam deck threads on Anon Babble saar, totally organic!
Valve is one of the few gaming companies that has done TV ads, so funny to think people don't think they would advertise.

You mean the Portal 2 ad.
14 years ago.

same, feels pretty good

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

A year ago.

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

It's my main gaming device ever since I set up moondeck. I only really sit behind my PC for FPS games ever since getting this thing.

Do you regret buying it?

I regret not waiting for OLED, but I still love this thing. If Deck 2 has OLED out the gate it'll be a day one buy.

I miss when you could trade gift copies of games.
It was great getting games by trading people hats and shit.
Shame it was ruined by fags using stolen credit cards.

More than 2 and a half years ago.

When I first got it I played it an insane amount. Now it's about as much as I game on my PC.

No.

no latency at all?

How the fuck do I clear up space on the internal drive? All my games are installed on the Micro-ssd and the internal is full with something.

Check for proton prefixes that can be removed.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Sometime around last year

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

I played it for hours when I first got it, now it's occasional, primarily because I'm addicted to this shithole

Do you regret buying it?

No, my only complaint is that some games are a bitch to get working with Linux. I might go with the Legion Go 2 instead of waiting for the Deck 2 to be announced because of that.

I got mine in the second wave, I use it about as much as my PC and xbox, so pretty much every other day. I like playing certain genres handheld, like monster train 2 just dropped and I'm playing that on the deck.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Earlier this month

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

It's basically all I use right now, although this is the honeymoon phase

Do you regret buying it?

No. I went into it knowing that it's somewhat dated tech and won't play the latest games but has a wide variety of uses.
There's really nothing else on the market that makes me FOMO, largely thanks to the two trackpads, the customizable hotkeys and the community support. Yeah, they can play the newest games, but can they those without controller support?
I will definitely buy the deck 2 when, and if, it comes out

Bought it when it released. Took like a year to get to me.
I use it practically every day. I barely game on my much more powerful desktop anymore except for rare instances. Bought the oled immediately and gifted the deck to my normalfag brother. It replaced all his consoles and now he mainly just plays isaac and elden ring on it nonstop.
I do not regret buying it at all, it is by far the best video game device I've ever owned and the kind of system I dreamed of as a kid.

wow what an organic thread everyone loves this product that sold just as much as the N-gage!
I will now buy one of these products™

this is something I really miss, but at least it let me sell those gifts for a bit more because some people collect them

Depends on your settings and internet, but under ideal conditions it's fantastic. Under unideal conditions, it sucks.

yeah, im running modded SkyrimVR on deck, so what?

more or less same thoughts. i need a deck 2, if there's no deck 2 then I don't need anything else

I got the oled when it came out. Not played it in about a month but thats mostly because I just got a new pc. I definitely play it less this year though.
I dont regret it because

it was cheap

I already played 100s of hours on it

I will always use it whenever I fly.

Using it on flights alone almost makes it worth the price imo. If you play the right game and have a battery pack it can last you a full 18 hour long haul.

It is literally god's gift from gayben.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Did buy the LCD version on launch, then bought the OLED version on lauch as well and sold the LCD version.
How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?
Played a shit ton of backlog games when the LCD version came out, definitely playing less since the LED version but I recently set up RetroDeck on it for emulation and I have some Saturn games that I really wanna play so I'm gonne use it more again.
Do you regret buying it?
Absolutely not. I have to travel for work at least 2 times a week and that's a 2-3 hour train ride each time and the deck has been perfect for that.

Valve is one of the few gaming companies that has done TV ads,

The fuck? I haven't seen valve advertise on tv ever, not even advertise steam. All they have is a bluemoon youtube channel where they post random stuff with literally no heads up. Meanwhile, I see video game ads for consoles and big individual games everywhere all the goddamn time.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

A bit over a year ago

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

It's been my main gaming system since I got it, I also play a lot of my ps5 games on it through remote play (pic related)

Do you regret buying it?

Not at all.

How'd expedition 33 without remote play?

Bad last time I checked, frames dropping to the low 20s in the overworld.

Some of my most enjoyable deck experiences have been:
Dead Rising 2: OTR
Yakuza Like a Dragon
Shadow of Mordor
Shadow of War
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Umurangi Generation
Titanfall 2
Death Stranding
RDR2 - $15 right now is a steal.

Bought about a year and half ago. Impulse buy, regret very much. Seems like a good system tho, it's use-case is not for me.

what even is this game

it's cool, it works decently well, and it's made by the largest pc gaming distributor
it's certainly not a substitute for an actual full gaming pc but the fact I can play 90% of the games I want to play on my PC on my couch or in my backyard with ok performance and minimal compatibility issues is pretty nice
I'm substantially more interested in SteamOS than the deck itself, I've had zero issues with it for both gaming and normal web browsing, if they get it working with desktop PCs and make it a little more accesible for the clinically retarded "modern gamer" I could see it swiping a modest marketshare away from windows and anything that hurts microshit and still lets me game and cum is a winner in my book

About to set up syncthing for my OpenMW saves... wish me luck brehs

I think about two years ago. Basically right before the OLED model was announced so I have a base screen.
I still use it a lot, it's either my deck or my PC.
No real regrets. Would have liked the OLED version, but I don't care enough to buy another. I hope we get an updated version at some point, but so far it's played basically everything I've wanted it to, except Legend of Mana.

my favorite "that works?" moment on deck was copying my diablo 2 game folder, that I installed to my pc years ago off the original CDs, over onto the deck and it just launched like normal with no install or anything

Probably hi-fi rush and sekiro
But this is basically like asking what someone's favorite game is. You can play damn near everything.

Interesting. I haven't had much like that, but I haven't tried. The little ecosystem of Heroic and EmuDeck is quite nice though. I can sit and play my Dragon Quest. Or whatever.
If we get a new one, I hope they have a slightly better desktop interface, as that's kind of annoying when setting stuff up, but it's not that bad. Especially because I'm comfortable in the terminal.
Otherwise, it did what's on the box. And I'm glad it's inspired a small ecosystem of other PC handhelds.

Because this is a dedicated video game board and the deck is a ridiculously good system.
Valve barely markets the thing, it has no physical presence, and it's not sold globally, so most people simply either don't know it exists or don't know how good it is.

Also, even a handful of people actively talking about a thing is enough to support threads on the internet. And, Anon Babble is a weird slice of all people, and so Deck owners are overrepresented here.
My guess is if we did have handles though, there's only a few dozen of is regularly talking about it. But it's Anon Babble, and so your mind sort of presumes something's more popular than it is because you see a bunch of anonymous people.

I'm substantially more interested in SteamOS

It's not steamos that matters, it's proton that's actually running the games. Steamos is just a steam first linux distro with guardrails and oriented around handhelds. It's not actually doing anything special. Proton is where the magic happens and proton can be run on any distro.

Out of curiosity, why?

bought mine like 6 months ago. Set up some emulators, played GTA4 on it a little and literally haven't touched it since.

Really, really well made little piece of hardware that is satisfying to hold. I just don't really know why I bought it, would usually rather play on a bigger screen

2 years ago, didn't use it much then, don't use it much now. But it's been a damned godsend when the power goes out or the week I was without a PC due to hardware issues.
I'd use it more if the damn track pads weren't in such a dogshit position.

one on release had to be returned after r1 broke, one at OLED special edition. no problems since
uhhhhhh used to play every day at work
currently kind of playing a new gen gameboy due to form factor use case.
no ragerts. I still use it for emulation and comfy couch playing once a month and mostly with friends when they come to visit. It's real nifty but the size and more importantly my steam library made it hard to just pull out and play when I had downtime. I swapped to one of those fpgas for gameboy games since they were literally designed for 5-50 minute game sessions. I wish I still brought it for just playing sekiro but I sort of want to be be vibing when I play and not be interrupted. I used it mostly at work.

Basically this. I have no reason to buy a different handheld PC, regardless of its power because the track pads and control configs essentially let me play everything
Linux makes me feel like a retard and a genius at the same time

returned

REFURBED. it was all warranty I got it in september the release year sent back in october and all fixed by november mildly inconvenient since I had to change settings on it after it came back.

also emudeck makes it a solid investement at nigh any price I don't know what sort of fotm playing tard would regret the steam deck.

Why does a device designed from the ground up for niche videogame enthusiast get so much attention on an autistic niche board

are you actually fucking retarded? like what are you even doing here? I'm saying this as someone who doesn't understand the people here who actually play every gacha game flavor of the month for the porn.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

I was one of the 2022 Q3 guys but I got an OLED for Christmas a year later and gave my og 'eck out to a friend.

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

It goes through cycles. When a game that I need my desktop for comes out I shift focus away from it but recently I've felt like playing on it. It definitely doesnt feel like as much of a AAA machine as it did on launch but I have a ton of games in my backlog that run well on it.

Do you regret buying it?

Not really. If I was buying last year? Probably would have bought a Rog Ally X instead, but $800 is a lot to ask for a toy that plays games at 40fps. SteamOS is great. Valve's support is awesome. It gets nonstop updates even years later with very few bad ones. I think the Switch 2 has proven that it really was ahead of its time. I just wish we had one with more power that plays the current games running at 40fps on the Deck at 60fps. I look forward to the UDNA Deck, we might hit 2060/super territory with that one if we're lucky.

I got mine for free but I really don't know what to do with it, everything runs like crap. Is it more suited to emulation?

Obviously, but the "guardrails and paintjob" is the difference between "omg linux is so weird" and "I already use steam so I can use this too"

what are you playing and define crap. Most of the big name games I played ran pretty smooth 45 fps but if you're a stickler who regularly upgrades his PC I can see where you're coming from.

year and a half? two years?
its on and off for me, sometimes I binge games on it, other times it sits next to my real pc. usually when I'm playing a "bigger" game like twwh3 that the eck can't play
i don't regret my purchase. Wish I had gotten one sooner. I hope they make a deck 2 eventually and the this handheld pc thing sticks

it plays all pc games from the 360 era flawlessly and emulates everything from ps2 and prior almost perfectly. it can handle some ps3 + vita emulation and plays almost all ps4 era pc games at least 40fps on med-high settings. It also handles all modern indies, very modern AAA are the only place you have to make serious trade-offs to get them running. This covers like 95% of all games ever released, I dont know how you could lack games to play on it unless you dont actually like games.

Never got one, too expensive. At least when it came out you got good specs for the price, right now it's too much of a sidegrade from Switch2 which is also too expensive.

I'd like to see a version that is close to the switch in size. Just let me emulate everything up to WiiU and play modern games on low settings for $400 and I'll be a happy camper.

I'm too embarrassed to say the games I play so I'll take your words for it.

Just let me emulate everything up to WiiU and play modern games on low settings for $400 and I'll be a happy camper.

That's literally the lcd deck.. which actually plays most modern games outside the unoptimized raytraced shit on med to high settings. If youre that cheap you could have gotten a 64gb steamdeck for like 200 something dollars.

I've heard the emulation tops out on PS2 and some vita. I don't give a fuck about modernslop, I'd play maybe two games released in the last five years.

i got it at launch.
haven't played it at all in at least half a year.

recent fun games to play on the deck?

bro what the fuck do you even mean? Even if you posted a library of something gayer than
store.steampowered.com/app/1882180/GACHI_ADVENTURE_Billys_Legacy/
store.steampowered.com/app/1542670/Gachi_Dungeon_Master/
store.steampowered.com/app/1436680/Gachi_run_Running_of_the_slaves/
store.steampowered.com/app/1477060/Among_Ass/
store.steampowered.com/app/1293230/House_of_Detention/
someone would still say "based" like what the fuck do you think you're playing that's so embarrassing. we're on an anonymous image board only you can be embarassed man like what the fuck are you even playing or think you're playing. you couldn't surprise me with the most disgusting elona loli rape dismemberment game even if you tried anon. In fact I'd probably play the game you feel so embarrased about. unless . . . anon please don't tell me you're playing some annual sports game release on PC

if by up to wiiu you mean you want it to handle ps3 emulation too then yeah it cant do that, I've played one or two ps3 games on that ran well but you'll have to wait till the deck 2 for proper support. Im pretty sure it can handle wiiu emulation though since people were running switch games on it.

I dont think hes embarrassed about a porn game, hes probably trying to play some COD or assassins creed tier shit on it

mh wilds still doesnt work

talk about buyers remorse

mh wilds doesnt work on most gaming desktops. its also shit.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

However long ago launch was

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

About the same. At least once a week. I use it as a console in the bedroom before going to bed and play easy games with the wife. Whenever I go somewhere I use it obviously

Do you regret buying it?

Not at all

So what's our best guess on a launch year for the steam deck 2?
And, actually, do we think there's going to be a steam deck 2? Valve releasing steamOS for other handhelds has me second guessing

Playing Elin on my 'eck.

I tried and it was a fucking miserable experience. I spent almost 2 hours messing with controls to make it usable but alas

You ever play tome? It's anime tome

shiiiiiiiiit if I were that anon I would probably kill myself for being underage AND having bad taste.

the next jump in hardware is supposed to be around late 2026 so probably late 2027-28

Man, I just plug a portable keyboard and mouse into mine. Been playing modded minecraft and abiotic factor.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

I got in like June 2023

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

I kind of fell off on using it, I mostly use it for indie games that I want to play in bed or as a portable console that I bring over to friends houses, i have a bunch of ps2, gc, and n64 games loaded on it too

Do you regret buying it?

Not at all, it's incredible. I just play most of my games on my desktop PC

probably 2027. There will definitely be a deck 2, valve needs to keep pushing the format or it'll die out. The deck is still too much of a beta product to attract main stream audiences and third party hardware manufacturers aren't going to refine it to the level it needs to be till valve shows them how its done.

Its so awkward using a portable keyboard I might as well just sit at my desk. What's the point of using a shit keyboard when I can walk 59 steps and sit in a good chair with a nice keyboard?

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

Bought my LCD I think a year or two ago? Bought my OLED earlier this year and sold the LCD one to my friend's gf.

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

I use it all the time, and have ran into one game so far that I actively couldn't run on my PC but could on the deck (Oblivion Remastered. Yes my PC is a toaster at this point). Generally speaking my experience playing games on it has been great, with the only game I wanted to play on it but couldn't being Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book (I could play in desktop mode, but the translation patch is a batch file and I'm not sure how I'd go about running that on the Deck). I've plowed through way more RPGs since I got it than I ever would before.

Do you regret buying it?

Hell no, man. I've always had a big thing for handhelds and the Deck is pretty much exactly what I needed.

How many

Like a year ago?

How much

All the time, never stopped.

Do you regret buying it?

Kinda. It's terribly underpowered and the battery life sucks.

How many months/years ago did you buy it?

i don't remember, but i got it a few months before they announced OLED version.

How much do you used to play on it and how much do you play now?

use of it has always been inconsistent. I travel every few months and use it a lot for that, but outside of that sometimes I'll have a game I really want to play on that instead of at my computer(usually because the game isn't made for keyboard) and play it daily, while other times I won't touch it for weeks. Hasn't really changed.

Do you regret buying it?

no

They've been pretty transparent about the Deck 2 not coming out until the available hardware has made a big enough jump to make it worthwhile. Adoption of SteamOS was really the end goal with the deck, so stopping here hardware-wise wouldn't be a shock.

I would be more surprised if they didn't follow up with a 2, but this company also wouldn't release HL3 so who knows what they'll actually do.