DISCLAIMER: I am overall very satisfied with my purchase, I just have questions/concerns I’d like to share.
The Switch and a couple other portable PC handhelds have the control sticks a bit lower from the top of the device. The way it is designed on the Deck forces my thumbs to reach up a bit causing some discomfort. Having them be diagonally apart from eachother instead of having them be symmetrical I think would increase comfort. I constantly find my self stretching my fingers up to hold the system properly, maybe my hands are just small.
Does anyone actually use the haptic trackpads? If those didn’t exist I feel as though the control sticks could be moved down and rearranged. Shoving the control sticks way to the top of the device to spare some room for the trackpads seems strange to me. Although I’m making an assumption, I believe I’m correct in saying most people don’t use them.
People do use the pads for certain pc games. It acts as a mouse. That being said. I really think that it does not need 2 trackpads. And I do agree that the joystick placement is not the best.
I don’t really use the back buttons. I wish they could find a way to put the trackpad on the back in a comfortable position. I’m not sure if this is really possible. But the trackpads do take up a lot of room.
The PS Vita had the entire back be a trackpad, and while it could be improved for sure, it was an ergonomic nightmare. Having it on the front is nice, but I agree, two might be over kill.
That said! I use both for dial menus for quick actions in games. I’d miss them if I couldn’t do that!