He prefers to play his C64 games on his computer nowadays ... whenever he performs an action with his Competition Pro joystick. The circuit looks easier to duplicate than some other C64 interfaces ...

The keyboard will also be replaced at some later point, and items like the joystick ports were salvaged from an old C64 rather than purchased brand new. None of which are fundamental problems ...

The C64-themed mechanical keyboard looks excellent ... it isn't the only new accessible controller announced by Microsoft.