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Question to those that use it: Don't you get your arms and/or neck tired playing? I only used smaller handheld consoles in the past and I can't imagine myself holding this around for an hour.
No, it's very comfortable to hold actually. My Switch Lite feels cramped by comparison.
Its harder on the back-neck than something like a GBA, but compared to the switch, it isn't night-and-day. With basically anything larger than a phone, you're probably going to be resting it on your knees or a table anyway.
No more than when using any other handheld device. It's more comfortable than the switch because the joycon button layout is too compact.
Definitely much heavier than something like a Switch. It's not something I would use while standing on a train like I would with the Switch. I only ever play with it seated and have it laying on top of my bag on my lap.
I would love it if they had one similar to the Switch Lite's size but that seems pretty impossible with the current chipset.
I plop on my couch and put a throw pillow on my lap and put the Steam Deck on the pillow. So I'm not really holding it. My arms do still get tired, but only after playing for hours at which point I should probably take a break anyway.
I am almost always resting my arms when I'm playing on the steam deck. It's not mandatory but it's just more comfortable in general.
They don't get tired but I have inadvertently given myself Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Numb Pinky, and Ring Finger from leaning too much on my elbows playing. Think Funny Bone except it happens without an injury, and it doesn't go away immediately.
No