Out of the box, the Steam Deck is a phenomenal handheld. What it loses out on in performance compared to the likes of the ROG Ally or Legion Go, it more than makes up for in usability.
The experience of navigating and using a Steam Deck in its gaming mode UI is just better than using Windows 11 on a small screen. There's also a bonus in that the community has been busy building out tools and plugins for the Steam Deck that you can easily use to customize your handheld to be whatever you want it to be.
