Used to a lot, but use dropped off a lot as I started to work more. I do use it often when I travel... but I don't actually travel much at all. It was free (game awards) so I'm not too upset over that. Maybe I'll look into getting some of my old childhood favourites running on it as a challenge project.
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I play about 50% of my playtime on my steam deck. I reduced my shooters because even though I like gyro aiming it still will never be as good as my keyboard and mouse.
I've had mine for almost 2 years now. My usage has always been situational. I use it to game when I'm away from my relatively high-end gaming PC. Extended trips. Any time I know I'm going to be sitting and waiting somewhere. Or maybe I've just had a long day of remote work and want to play a game but I don't want to sit at my desk, so I'll plop down on the sofa or outside with my Deck.
Not much any more. I brought it to PAX this year to keep me entertained while waiting in lines, but otherwise it's barely come out of its case this year.
I don't blame the deck, though I've scarcely played any video games this year, in general. When I got it, I played a bunch of the Witcher 3, but then they released an update that completely broke the game on decks. After that, my go-to game (when I play) became Cities Skylines, which just feels far more natural with a mouse.