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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My problem with touch pads is limited range, you constantly have to recentre. In a competitive environment that’s wasted ms where you are moving your finger back to make your next movement

The thumb ball reduces the amount of that

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

At least with the ones on the steam deck this is solved (for me) largely by software emulating the momentum of the trackball