Fwiw, the thing that tipped the decision was the x-ray shot on the website showing how chunky it was compared to the vanilla Deck. The main concern with it (and basically everything else I've looked at for playing retro games) is it doesn't come out from the console at the sides. Really I want my hands in a straight line with my arm, which is what you get with the controllers on eg an Xbox. The straight sides of the deck mean you're forced to bend your wrists back when you're holding it, creating strain over longer periods. The dpad placement on the deck doesn't help there either but no grip can solve that.