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Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027 (www.theverge.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [M] to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (12 children)

The longer the controller has been out, the less hyped I have become about it. At this point, I'm probably gonna end up in the future buying some other controller and calling it good.

Definitely need something better than my PowerA switch controller since I don't like how the triggers and bumpers are all or nothing, but I've basically lost all hype for a Steam controller.

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

    People that require a controller for their living room pc are the target market. Or those that want to prioritize inputs over anything else.

    Otherwise, there are many cheaper alternatives. There are also many more premium controller out their.

    Scarcity may have saved you from holding a awkward symmetrical sticks controller with two giant trackpads that need SteamInput to be useful.

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  • [+] -11 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    The deck and this thing will be garbage for couch play. You ain't wrong though.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I've been playing tons of games with this on my couch, currently playing RE9, and I love it. Trackpad + gyro is an amazing combo for aiming with a controller. I've been wanting this exact controller for years since I got my Steam Deck andit was worth it, especially for couch play.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 4 months ago

    It's a really good controller, if you want trackpads/backbuttons/gyro/etc it's hard to beat. That said, it is just a controller. If you don't need those features you can definitely find other options.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    You can look into the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless. It is what I use, comes with a charging dock, TMR sticks, and I’m sure some other things you might like.

    I liked it so much I got two more for my friends who really liked how the sticks felt. It was $60 when I got them all. :-)

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

    In was looking into something like an 8BitDo or seeing how good Turtle Beach is.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    I’m sorry I didn’t realize before, but happy cake day! 🎂

    I haven’t used Turtle Beach since the 360, so I can’t give you much there. I’ve had the 8BitDo since before Christmas last year and it is solid!

    The dock holds the USB receiver so it works both on Fedora and Windows when I switch between them. Steam seems to recognize it as its own thing, and if you hold the B button when taking it off the dock or using the middle power button, it’ll switch to SDL mode and allow you to map the back paddles and the extra top bumper buttons to whatever you want! Plus the gyro stuff, but I don’t use that.

    Hopefully that helps you a little more in your search! LTT (LinusTechTips) did a video on YouTube about a few third party controllers. You might watch that also to see if one of the controllers they show in that video suits your needs more! :-)

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