I like my steam deck. It plays basically everything on steam whether it’s verified or not. Even games that don’t work well on it will still run.

Poor battery life means it’s tethered to the wall unless you’re just emulating or playing low end games.

The switch 2 will be cheaper on the secondary market and they will make a “lite” version that is cheaper or a “pro” version that makes the original cheaper. It never makes sense to buy a brand new console outside of keeping up with the joneses.