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Why aren’t there more PC-first gamepads? Valve don’t know, but they "did see an opportunity" for the new Steam Controller (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 8 points 5 months ago (12 children)

I mean why would most people want it over a "normal" controller you can get for half the price and works with more than just steam games?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    I mean you'll be able to play anything on your pc with it, doesn't have to be from Steam.

    The price thing tho, yeah it's pricy. I guess it comes down to how much you want touchpads.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Like the OG steam controller you have to use steam to launch for it to work like a normal controller.

    According to the GN video the joysticks don't work as a normal xinput device unless you have steam open the game to translate it. You're locked into using steam with the controller. This is my biggest qualm with the OG steam controller. (well besides me hating the touch pad)

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Because a normal controller sucks to play strategy games with on a PC.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    And those 2 inch touch pads are that much better? Assuming they're exactly the same as the ones on the Deck it's not gonna be a great experience. It takes it from excruciatingly painful, to just very unpleasant but tolerable if you're a masochist.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    That is kinda my view too. I feel a trackball would have worked better than a touchpad, but maybe I just haven't used touch pads enough.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    That was one of the really cool features of the OG steam controller (and the deck too but I don't use as much), pads can totally be setup to emulate a trackball and the haptics were weirdly good and giving you feedback. I found it really solid for games like warframe, that and gyro aiming (which I've never gelled with on the deck) felt pretty solid to me.

    Otherwise, the trackpads can be used for things like rotary menus too which I definitely get a lot more use out of.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    Stick drift.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    TMR isn't unique to the steam controller. Plenty of 3rd party controllers have had them for years at this point.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    What are some good ones that won't break the bank? I thought the issue was quality control so this is enlightening!

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I've never heard of any QC issues unique to TMR. Sure the Guilikit doesn't have the best QC, but none of their controllers really do, and it's a $30 controller. You can get 3 of them and it's still less than the steam controller. The gamesir is about $30 cheaper and is actually decent quality.

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