https://wccftech.com/steam-deck-wont-suffer-stick-drift-issues-according-to-valve/

The Steam Deck announcement took the gaming industry by storm last week. Valve is basically trying to deliver a PC in handheld console format, and it's sparing no expenses in doing so. Gabe Newell said maintaining a relatively low price point (the Steam Deck starts at $399, provided you're happy with the default 64GB eMMC internal storage) was painful yet critical for the success of the hardware.

Furthermore, Valve is confident that the Steam Deck won't suffer from those pesky stick drift issues that plagued Nintendo (which received several class-action lawsuits because of it) with the Switch. Speaking to IGN, Valve hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said: