I have a knife Buck 192 with S30V steel from Cabelas.
Very well holds an edge and can withstand side loads without chips.

In my opinion, the steel cuts as well as properly hardened D2
and strong as A2.

But it is only on this knife. I had this steel knives from other industrial manufacturers,
they have been a lot worse, I quickly got rid of them.

I think that still need to look for high-quality heat-treated
from experienced knifemakers, as Phil Wilson example.

p.s.
Wow, already passed 8 years.

p.p.s.
I think buy Buck 110 with S30V,
but confuses a lot of brass, it is heavy.

p.p.p.s.
Already there were even more cool steel - CPM REX121,
Bohler M390, CPM 3V (for big knives).
So many new, But even potential "old" S30V has not yet disclosed the full, I think.