I wasn't really interested in handheld gaming, but I bought one because I love my Valve Index and was curious as to what the hype was. I figured I could sell it if I didn't use it much. I don't use it a ton, because VR is still my primary gaming hobby, but if I do play a flat game, it's always on the Deck and not on my TV anymore.

I bought the cheapest one and just bought a couple PNY XLR8 512GB MicroSD cards and I am super happy with it.

I honestly don't put much effort into my deck. I just download the games that say they work natively and play those. Sometimes I adjust the GPU settings and set the framerate to 40 fps locked, but that's about all I do and I haven't run into an issue yet. I love that I can just power off and on quick and just start up right where I left off. My main beef is battery life and I wish it could run Elden at 120 FPS but I know that's not realistic lmao.

Valve usually select retail partners to handle their sales abroad. I know they use Komodo as their partner in Japan, HK, SK, and Taiwan. They have a partner in Australia for the Valve Index, but it took them two years to get there. Hopefully they get faster at global availability.