I've bit the bullet and ordered a Steam Deck. 
@trinsec Now you need to get an Index!
@Drosmel Oh gods, let me get used first to actually owning a console in the first place. I've never ever owned a console in my life before! 😅 I've been PC/Laptop gamer all my life!
(I know technically the Steam Deck is still a PC 😋)
@trinsec Neither had I. I actually hook my steam deck up to my TV and use a mouse and keyboard. I only use joysticks for "easy" games like shadows over Loathing. I do recommend downloading aperture desk job once you get your deck. It is a good intro to what it can do. And it's fun!
@Drosmel Yeah, but the Steam Deck only has USB-C, so you must be using some sort of dock to connect?
@trinsec yes. I connect the cable to the dock
@Drosmel Which dock do you use?
@trinsec the steam dock
@Drosmel Right. I might consider that someday. First I gotta figure out how I like the Steam Deck. :)
Maybe I can mooch off a dock from my job, that'll work too. :D
@trinsec you may want to make sure your mouse and keyboard are Linux compatible too
@trinsec I just used an hdmi cable