[coder543]

It's always possible to make a device physically larger after you get it, but it is obviously much harder to make it smaller.

The Switch has a large variety of comfort grips available for people who want a larger device, which also lets the user choose how it is larger, instead of forcing a one-size-fits-some approach. Here's one chosen at random that appears to have great reviews: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085VHHLGK

[tstrimple]

There isn't a one size fits all approach. You are free to use a tiny Switch. I am free to use the normal size (for me) handheld console that can not only play switch games, but also has every single major game released for every console before the PS2. Oh, it also plays PC games pretty well. I'm perfectly happy with my choice.

[coder543]

> There isn't a one size fits all approach.

That's exactly why having a smaller device allows everyone to customize it to their needs. If Steam Deck 2.0 were more portable (i.e. smaller and lighter) and that made it too small for you to hold comfortably, a cheap attachment could trivially fix that. Professional photographers have used extended grips for decades when they've wanted a larger grip than the manufacturer provided. This is not some novel solution. The Steam Deck is currently trying to be a single size that fits all, since it is already at the large end of what people will tolerate, and aftermarket customization cannot realistically make it smaller, only bigger.

> You are free to use a tiny Switch. [...] I'm perfectly happy with my choice.

You're setting up a weird comparison. When I owned the Steam Deck, I owned a Switch. Now that I own an AYANEO Air, I still own a Switch. Neither device is a replacement for the Switch. The Switch is not really the competition here. It is nice to imagine a world where the Steam Deck is somehow a full replacement for the Switch (or vice versa!), but such a world does not currently exist.

For now, I replaced my Steam Deck with an AYANEO Air for the reasons outlined in my first comment.

> that can not only play switch games

No, the Steam Deck cannot play Switch games effectively. Every time someone brings this up, they proudly throw out Breath of the Wild as an example... and it turns out to be the Wii U version, not the Switch version, because the Switch version runs like crap on the Steam Deck. Certain lightweight Switch games might work, but you're definitely not going to get the benefits of almost any Switch-exclusive game, especially once you factor in multiplayer issues.