Let the Black Friday Steam Deck deals continue, with up to 33% off ...

"James, please don’t just make half your Black Friday deal posts about Steam Deck stuff again", warns a steely-eyed Graham. "I won’t", I reply in sing-song while quietly adding pictures of the JSAUX ModCase to the CMS. That’s right, Amazon and a bunch of other retails have launched their BF sales a week early, which is annoying, unless you’re in the market for a Steam Deck case upgrade. If so, consider the compact, multifunctional ModCase, which is down to just £24 / $24. That makes for savings of 33% and 20% respectively, on what was already a nicely affordable alternative to the luxury of Dbrand’s similar Project Killswitch.

Cases like Killswitch and ModCase are worthy add-ons, because unlike conventional carry cases – which are rarely all that different from the official case that all Steam Decks get for free – they actually offer a different kind of function altogether. The ModCase will still defend your handheld from bag-based bumps, as a case should, but because it’s more of a form-hugging protective skin than a separate container, it’s ready for playing as soon as you pop the top cover off. What remains will add grip for your hands, while the clip-on modules at the back can provide kickstand functionality or power bank strap. Things that can do other things? That’s my kind of hardware.

Actually, it literally is my kind of hardware, because I have one of these and have used it to take my own Steam Deck travelling. As a testament to the ModCase’s protective capabilities, I can report that the only visible damage to it is the set of scratch marks I left after a completely unrelated attempt at prying off the back cover with a metal screwdriver. I don't recommend you do that, though I do recommend the JSAUX ModCase.