As I hold a brand-new Steam Deck in my hands, it occurs to me that logic may not be my strong suit. For the last three years I've talked myself out of buying the handheld, and when the Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June, I talked myself out of that. Both arguments were largely the same: "Will I use it? Won't I just play the same games I already have?"
Yet here I am, lying in bed with a Steam Deck, playing Hotline Miami 2 for the umpteenth time. Fallout: New Vegas and Skyrim are waiting their turn, as is Persona 4 Golden. The only relatively new game I have installed is Civilization 7, but that scarcely counts because I've already sunk 50-odd hours into it on PC this year. So yes, I will be playing the same games I already have – but while that prospect was enough to kill my Switch 2 dreams, it makes the Steam Deck more exciting than ever.
