Rocket

While I definitely agree for desktop situation. The landscape for PC gaming has changed dramatically, there are some sub ~$1000 laptops that are not bad entry points. Same with the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, both are decent entry points for someone interested in PC gaming with not a massive budget.

Pirating some stuff is the only option for the 3ds unfortunately since it got Nintendo’d

I disagree. I think Valves current form factor for the deck is as iconic as the DualShock or the Xbox controller. They don’t need to change anything externally other than the display, we don’t even need it to be higher resolution, just a good OLED panel, which would probably introduce a screen with less of a bezel. better GPU/CPU would make it almost perfect.

I am almost positive the Steam Deck 2 will be the same design with upgraded hardware, maybe additional USB port or something.

Valve put a lot of RND into the Decks design and ergonomics. I think it would be a waste of money to change it. Money i would rather them use towards an OLED screen or something.

Y’all need to look into radial menus. Will change your life.

An end of an era! just deleted my 13 year old account! I feel relieved.