Comment by mbrochh | Hacker News Reader

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I'm the exact opposite. I got the deck, had a honeymoon period of maybe five days, then I went back to the PS5.

The deck is heavier than the Switch, louder than the Switch (which makes no sound at all), gets hotter than the Switch (which doesn't get hot at all), has a screen that is inferior to the new one on the OLED Switch, and has the buttons in such an awkward position that I get cramps in my hand after half an hour of playing.

BUT YOU CAN PLAY ELDEN RING, you would say now. Yeah nah. All those AAA titles run like ass and/or look like ass on the deck. It's just not a feasible device for anything. For high-end titles, the PS5 wins out always. For indie titles, the Switch wins out, always.

I guess it's a really cool device for hackers who just want to mess around, though.

> and has the buttons in such an awkward position that I get cramps in my hand after half an hour of playing.

Seconding the ergonomics point - between the weight of the thing and the awkwardness of the buttons/trackpads, it’s easily the most uncomfortable system I’ve ever used. I get hand cramps every time I use mine for any significant amount of time - when I’m playing it in bed, I’ve even got to the point of using an external controller with it to reduce the level of discomfort involved.

I hope that the next major version of the hardware will aim for a lighter/sleeker design. The current model feels like gripping a brick for hours at a time.

I wonder if that's just personal hand shape / size? I have horrible hand cramps playing the switch portable (always have to remove the joycons) but not so much with the deck

> buttons in such an awkward position that I get cramps in my hand after half an hour of playing

That is a downside of every console/controller, though, because people have different hands. For me, the Switch is painful to hold for more than a half-hour or so because the joycons are so small. So personally I enjoy the Deck, even though it's heavy, but I recognize that it was clearly made for someone with my body type.

> All those AAA titles run like ass and/or look like ass on the deck.

Second this, though. I thought I'd finally finish Sekiro on the train when I got the deck, but the screen is too small for my old man eyes; it was not a good experience.

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