Looking at that Xbox controller with all the different mapped convoluted buttons/actions...
Why? WHY?? Just why do people thing its any easier than a mouse and keyboard lol. People go for the most complicated , weird, unnatural UI...
I play on SteamDeck most of the time and actually think the controller interface is great. It actually does a few things better than the MKB interface. Overall I think MKB is probably better but not by as much as you would think without having played with both a good amount. Larian did an exceptional job on it, this recent change is one of the few misses.