Weaker than base PS5 yet lot more expensive than PS5 pro. WTF is Gaben thinking?!?

Steam deck was a success Because it was the first high performance handheld gaming PC, all handheld PCs before the deck were aiming for the general consumer market not gaming.

The steam machine is not unique in anyway. Micro PC/small factor PC have been a thing for a decade now and how is Valve going to distinguish itself from its micro pc competitors?

The only thing i can think of is Half-life 3 exclusive to the ValveOS