It is absolutely worth it and changed the way I game.

Honestly I didn’t even think I “needed” one until I started traveling a lot. Once I got one though I realized just how awesome it is.

I feel completely untethered from my desk which has allowed me to spend more time in other areas of my house rather than being stuck in my gaming room.

The ability to stream games from your desktop is also huge.

I can basically play any game at high end pc levels of graphics on my deck from anywhere in the home.

Plus the system itself is pretty damn powerful even without utilizing your home system. It can natively run games like divinity original sin 2, the Witcher 3, and cyberpunk all on high graphics settings with zero issue. I even played cp2077 on ULTRA with this thing and it still ran fine.

Some games also just play better on a handheld. King games of civ5 for example are way better on the steam deck where you c an pick it up from anywhere.

Just my opinion but yes. For me it has changed my gaming habits.