This is a really poorly informed take. Playdate is and always will be niche. If you buy it not knowing what you get yourself into then yes, instant paperweight.

This is a really poorly informed take. Playdate is and always will be niche. If you buy it not knowing what you get yourself into then yes, instant paperweight. The Steamdeck however is in a completely different league. It's a portable Linux computer that has a validated graphics and driver stack for games and the support of the largest games distribution channel. Even if you stop playing games on it you are left with a very capable platform to do anything else you might want on a handheld computer.