My wife and I have our regular TV/movie watching time from around 9-11 every night.
Recently I’ve been working through some games on my Steam Deck (Pokemon GRAND Colosseum, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Control.) and have just really found that using a regular pillow to support my arms is just hot and often blocks the vents. Same issue if I use blankets, plus I feel like these don’t offer enough support.
All this to says — do you use a lap desk? If so, are you married to a particular type or brand?
I’m probably looking for more of a lap desk than a TV tray type thing.
Awake while you play? Weird! :P
Kidding aside, if you can find or improvise any way for the Deck to stay where you want it to be without having to hold it with your hands (for example, place it on your lap), I still recommend the joy-cons. The arm freedom is amazing.
Other split controllers are available, for example certain VR controllers.