One year playing mostly plugged and sometimes docked, no issue whatsoever.

Have you set up a custom sleep/wakeup movie? Set it back to default.

It’s much faster to Synchthing locally the gamesaves folders.

You keep your deck and PC on under the same network and Synchthing will do the deed syncing the gamesaves to the most recent on both devices.

Well, the Spigen armor carry case is neat - but the top is mesh so you should get a couple of thumbstick locker thingies.

I think LTT nailed the design for silicone ones, try and see if they are not expensive in your area, or get some knockoffs (there are few designs in silicone, all works and grab on almost all kind of thumbsticks, be it controllers or steam deck).

Try typing with the trackpads, take a moment to kick in but once you get it it’s addictive.

Also using the touchscreen itself can be a bandaid fix.

If you use the deck docked, those flimsy little controller keyboards might do the deed (keep in mind to double check your keyboard pairing instructions and pair them in desktop mode first - some need to type on the keyboard itself a code shown onscreen on the deck).

There’s a small albeit concrete risk that if the adhesive layer is poor quality, it will trap air or not be optically clear and cause some color aberration.

Also it will be slightly harder to rip off if you need to remove it due to the microroughness of the etched surface.

Nothing that can’t be solved by peeling it off, just be gentle.

HARDER!

GET METAL HELLSLINGER

The only answer to that is to get literally hands on a deck and try.

See if you find one at a GameStop or a friendly fella which allow you to try it, or swallow the cost and order it from Valve, try it, and keep tabs on the return window.

PLAY HARD

Just use it. It will wear down with time.

Try to import again an existing game and see if it work.

Adding a duplicate entry will inconvenience you also with more space used, but if it works, you have at least a lead.

What if you crank up default haptic feedback? (It’s the touchpads making the sound :)) )

More than that, it will basically fill the gaps on the screen surface with glue altering the light scattering.

Most it can happen is that you think it sucks, and you will eventually spend a lot of time rubbing to bring it back to original conditions.

70% isopropyl is fine since it’s glass, not a spray finish (at least on the LCD deck) but remember

DO NOT SPRAY ANY KIND OF LIQUID DIRECTLY ON THE SCREEN

I REPEAT NEVER SPRAY DIRECTLY ON THE SCREEN

Glass can withstand it but if a given amount of liquid seeps trough the screen edges, it might cause delamination of the screen or pocket of fluids under the screen glass surface

Just get lint free paper napkins or a microfiber cloth, spray moderately on it (if the cloth seems moist to the leaking point just squish it hard in your hand, it will redistribute the cleaning fluid) and then rub.

You will not rip glass shards from the screen.

But the glue from the dust removal sticker will really, really love to grab and stay on the microscopic crevices on the etched glass surface.

Same goes for the glue of the screen protector.