Whoa. Look at that grip. The Switch 2 just got a Steam Deck costume. Gorgeous. Shame you have to undress it every time you dock. This is C R K D's Nitro Deck 2: a hundred bucks, for people who play Switch 2 handheld. Tech After Dark here. We read six write-ups, one full review. Zero hands touched. New thing one: CaptiStick sticks. They sense movement with capacitors, nothing rubbing, so they shouldn't drift!

Think touchscreen, not worn-out hinge. C R K D says magnets don't throw them off either. Two: no more sliding it on rails. Drop the console in, twist a dial, locked. Which fixes a hassle some people had with the original. Credit where it's due. Three: wireless! Bluetooth to the Switch 2, plus P Cs, phones, tablets, smart T Vs. And a U-shaped U S B-C adapter for wired mode, when you want zero lag. Specs.

Four back buttons, plus extra L2 and R2. Jump without your thumb leaving the stick. Six extra buttons. Six more things for these little paws to press. Triggers are digital: on or off, like a light switch. Fine for Switch games, not gentle throttle. Metal kickstand, motion controls, and rumble you tune from a phone app! It still fits the original Switch and oled too. Upgrade, and it comes along. So what did the people who actually held it say?

Pocket Tactics gave it an eight out of ten, and called it the most comfortable way to play Switch 2 handheld. Eight! Comfy! I knew it. But they say you confirm Bluetooth every boot, it can't wake the console, and wired isn't always reliable. Okay, that's, less comfy. And Pocket Tactics calls the rear buttons, quote, 'overly sensitive.' Too easy to press by accident. Engadget says people might ditch even Joy-Con 2 for this.

Ninety-nine ninety-nine. It slipped from Spring to May to July, and only started shipping around late August. Late, but here. Now give me the catch, I can feel it coming. Nova's Catch: no U S B-C passthrough, so they charge separately. And it won't fit the dock. Wait. So T V time means unpacking it? Every time. And spare D-pads cost twenty bucks. Pocket Tactics: 'a bit cheeky.' Versus Joy-Con 2 at ninety-four ninety-nine, five bucks more gets back buttons and sticks built not to drift!

But Joy-Con detach and dock. And the Abxylute N6 is about fifty-four bucks, and shipped first. Verdict! Handheld player? Buy it. I give it a seven point eight. Buy, if you rarely dock. Six point six from me. After Dark Score: seven point two. That's number one in gaming gear, above the Hitscan Hyperlight X! Congratulations. You still can't borrow it.