I think it's great seeing other company's ship Steam OS I exclusively only play games on my OLED Steam Deck since I bought it. Just simple download and play no issues but I am a outlyer I haven't used Windows in 15 years only Linux.
Mh I don't know. Guess it depends on the game then. I play most games with the touch pads. Just so much better if configured right. The touch pads can also be used for abilities or menus or inventory slots etc. It gives the steam deck so much versatility. You can play everything from a joystick only game To mouse dependent games to shooter.
What about like a win mini 4 where you get the keyboard built in then you don't need to sit anything down just thumb type. These seem super cool. I don't understand what a touchpad adds. Other than to mouse scroll. I assume the touchpad is like a laptop.