My favorite thing about the Steam Deck is its ultra-portable case
by Ash Parrish from The Verge - All Posts on (#5XX61)
Image: Valve The best thing about the Steam Deck has nothing to do with its specs. Rather, its carrying case is my favorite non-feature feature that vastly improves the Deck's esteem in ways its technical capabilities haven't yet.
My first delightful surprise was the arrival of the case itself. I did not expect to get a carrying case when my Steam Deck arrived last week. For all that's been said about the Deck's technical performance - we wrote two reviews - there hasn't been much discussion of the case. I therefore thought, like with a Nintendo Switch or 3DS, that cases were available but sold separately.
The case is hard-shelled with a soft velvety interior and a molded form for the Deck to sit inside so it's not bouncing around while zipped up...