Not sure I would go by Apple's claims on the remote.
In response to the Siri Remote 2 no longer being able to be used for games, Apple said that if people want to play games on the ATV, use a controller. But, there are plenty of games that were designed to be used with the sensors in the Original Siri Remote that cannot be played with a controller.
I personally dislike the Siri Remote 2, as it doesn't improve on much over the Siri Remote 1, all while losing functionality from the original. Why put the Siri Button on the side?
I also accidently swipe down with pressing the section button all the time. I am sure it is just user error, but just another issue with the newer remote.
On my 128GB ATV4K3, I swapped the original Siri Remote so I can still use it for games. I am not in love with it, but I actually think it is a better design.