This isn’t Reddit, there’s no account-wide tracking of special Internet points to worry about.

This paid vs open source thing is silly. They are not antonyms. You can still charge for an open source app. But being open source would make it user auditable so that we know what they are doing with our data.

The point is that with a closed source app your only support for that statement is trust in the developer, while if it was open source we would actually be able to confirm that.

I have a Steam Deck and was considering “upgrading” to something that has more power.

But then I wanted to play Torchlight 2, an action-rpg designed for mouse and keyboard that does not have controller support. I wasn’t even going to try it, but saw that Runic Games had an input profile for it. The left stick controls your character like it supporter controllers, but it’s all using the mouse. The touchpads work for precise targeting. And I’m able to use all 10 skill buttons using modifier keys and adding the back buttons. Plus I was able to easily adapt this to Diablo 3, a non-steam game without controller support.

If you want to be limited to games designed with controllers in mind, go for one of the alternatives. But if you want to be able to play mouse and keyboard games, there’s nothing that competes with the Steam Deck.

Most companies in the US will not be okay with you walking off for a month in a row though.

Yeah, that was my point.