• Actual answer: steam provides the flexibility to rebind basically whatever you want to a controller input in order to make abstruse keyboard/mouse commands available via controller. It’s less that there’s a “shutdown computer” option in a dropdown menu and more that some ingenious prankster realized they could bind the windows shutdown keyboard shortcut.

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      13 days ago

      ahh, yeah that is an explanation that makes sense. I do think that’s a good capability, when you put it that way. Thank you!

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      12 days ago
      bind "X+" "open terminal"
      bind "Y+" "add dodgy PPA"
      

      Nice flexibility 🤸‍♂️

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        2 days ago

        the alternative is the Apple approach, where everything they can’t a compelling use-case for is blocked.

        Valve targets a different audience, mostly full of people who explore advanced use cases and demand flexibility to do so.