Take it a step further and declaratively configure your entire installation with nixos

A base model steam deck is $50 cheaper than this, a base model Xbox series s is $150 dollars cheaper, and it’s the same price as a PS5 slim.

Depends on how you define security.

Is win11 more cryptographically secure, absolutely.

Does that matter if you don’t trust the holder of the keys (the Microsoft keys stored in the tpm) not really.

implementing a more secure platform doesn’t mean much if the only way you are doing it is by handing over control to a third party.

Would you trust a better lock on your front door if it meant a proven bad actor was the one who could unlock it?

I commonly will be in a call with friends, where we all stream the games we are playing independently to each other.

Another use case, one person screen shares YouTube for group watching

And one more, we will often play chess and screen share so others can watch.

This is for a group of 3-10 people typically

Free means a hell of a lot when you are a child with approximately $0 in expendable income.