After seeing some photos, it seems to me that the sides of the joysticks, which are now black instead of white, make the deck appear cheaper. Does it give the same impression in reality?
I share your opinion, they look cheaper. Not bad, just cheaper.
To do dark plastic is way cheaper than white ones, specially the glossy. The lighter the color the less reusable and recyclable materials they can use, that’s just how plastic works. Dark plastic can contain a lot of recycled plastic, so they get cheaper and appear more often in cheap products. We subconsciously attached them to cheap things because they’re more common, but this does not mean they’re worse, it’s just the association we made
Not to just go against the other commenter, but my Deck feels quality and looks nice. I do prefer the look of the grey sticks (I think they are cool) but the black sticks are cool too