[devilbunny]

> even with my giant sasquatch hands, it's hard to reach all the buttons

Did you find the OG Xbox "Duke" controller comfortable? I did. The Deck doesn't have the best layout IMO, but I don't have trouble reaching the buttons.

> readable text on the tiny screen

Definitely an issue, especially those over 40 - which, really, is sort of a major part of the expected market.

[caymanjim]

I've never touched an Xbox controller—or really any console controller since the early Nintendo days.

What I find to require contortion is maintaining a grip on the Deck while operating the front controls without simultaneously squeezing the paddles on the back or having such a loose grip that I risk dropping the thing. The paddles on the back are one of my biggest problems with the grip ergonomics in general.

[devilbunny]

> or really any console controller since the early Nintendo days

Well, that alone could explain it. Lots more buttons and you have to find a comfortable grip that doesn’t hit them.

I always have trouble with controllers that have push-to-click-and-it’s-a-different-input joysticks. Too easy to do accidentally. But with the Deck you can reassign pretty much anything, so set them to do nothing.