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How long before Switch 2 JoyCon MouseMode is usable on a Deck? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago by BmeBenji@lemm.ee to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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It just occurred to me that the Switch 2’s MouseMode could be the only control method that the Steam Deck is “missing.” I would absolutely love to be able to play DOOM or Halo: MCC or Overkill from the couch. This would be the only thing I’d like more than the rumored Steam Controller 2 design.

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[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

You can use any mouse. Also after an initial learning curve, trackball mice are a very couch friendly mouse.

It's cool that the switch 2 has a mouse mode, but it's not very ergonomic and it's pretty limited in terms of comfortable inputs.

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If I were to use a trackball, I might as well use my old Steam Controller with its track pads which are practically the same.

I feel like the benefit of the Mouse Mode is you have two halves of a Steam Deck’s built-in controller, one in each hand, but instead of track pads you have an actual laser mouse. Maybe I’m being picky but this seems relatively revolutionary in my head

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

For trackball, I personally find a finger controlled trackball much more intuitive and easy to use compared to a thumb controlled one. The trackpads on the deck and steam controller are great, but they generally are thumb only unless you have some really funky grip.