People do use the pads for certain pc games. It acts as a mouse. That being said. I really think that it does not need 2 trackpads. And I do agree that the joystick placement is not the best.

I don’t really use the back buttons. I wish they could find a way to put the trackpad on the back in a comfortable position. I’m not sure if this is really possible. But the trackpads do take up a lot of room.

I’ve never had issues with touch on my lcd steam deck