Should I buy a steam deck this Christmas?

I’m lucky because I have a girlfriend who wants to buy me a steamdeck. I have a gaming PC already but I am away for a while due to grad studies. I’m worried that we buy one then a new version comes out in a few months. Should I buy one later this year?

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Oh wow!! That’s great. Sometimes I just dont feel like sitting on the couch, you know?

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