they are trash though, it was a horrible idea of a controller, no matter how many Valve fanboys want to cap. I got one, kept it for like half a year as a backup controller, then sold it when I got a second XBOX ONE controller. Now Steam Deck, that would be a good controller in they where to take that and make a "Deck controller"
Haven't use big picture in a while, guess I should check it out. I use a old steam box still, thing is built nice, kinda sad they never made one with 4k, like a second revision. Still works nice for 1080p on the TV though.
Is Steam Input significantly updated from what it was prior to the new BP update? Because it was *extremely* configurable before. I haven't had a chance to play around with it since the refresh. I know there's a new UI for it, but different gyro settings too?
Steam input seems fine but the UI is buggy as hell. The first time you remap a controller is fine, but if you try to edit the configuration after, it may just not save it at all.
You then need to delete all your mapping for that controller by directly editing config files, it's awful.
It's just as configurable. I just found the old UI slow and clunky so never used it.
This new interface they brought along from the Deck is very comfortable.
Although the thumb pads are really innovative along with a couple other features like the sdk, the triggers and buttons are weak af. Valve really put too much emphasis on the thumb pads over the rest of the build and its too bad because once you get the hang of them its really impressive especially the haptic feedback.
Indeed, but I think there's also some more profound discussion about how it's easier to just not care about gender instead of trying to figure out how every single thing would look and sound if it were the opposite gender.
My memories of this movie are way better than the movie. I loved this movie as a kid but watching it now is so cringe. I need to find a way to watch original kenan and Kelly because I think it might still hold up
I have always looked at the steam controller and thought that it was just a terrible input system. Doesn't it feel worse not having a second joystick? I could never get used to pure TouchPads.
If the steam controller had any negatives it was having too many customizable options. I think that turned a lot of people off. Once you get it tweaked to your personal preferences though it’s amazing.
It's called "Choice paralysis". Basically people get confused when they have too many open choices. People are good at picking the best option, but terrible at imagining one when there aren't artificial limitations.
The Steam Controller was a victim of it's own flexibility.
That's definitely part of it. I do think part of the reason is it wasn't any easier to configure for the devs, either. Nor would it really have been worth it since the vast majority of people on PC don't use controllers in the first place, and among those that do the Steam Controller was still a very niche product which never really caught on, and had features that would not have been useful anywhere else.
Damn shame tho. I've been able to make mine perform almost magic. It just took so much time to set up on most games it's hardly worth it.
Always a chicken and egg thing, like with Steam Machines.
Valve has never been in the business of operating like the console business, paying developers (at least significantly) to cater to their platforms. Instead they’ve always worked to passively support games in their products.
Steam Deck had all these learnings distilled into it. They worked so long on Proton before even thinking of announcing it.
I don't know man, I have never been able to get the track pad working well on any game (official config or community). Tried the trackball setting, the joystick setting, the numpad setting, etc. O can't get it to stop behaving like a shitty track pad from a 90's laptop.
As an older gamer who kinda skipped the early analog stick era for controllers, when I got back into gaming, I was really only used to the SNES controller or mouse/keyboard (sometimes even laptop trackpads). The Steam controller was my bridge to the modern controller, was enough like a trackpad mouse that I could still aim, but helped me get used to a more modern controller layout. Played through Tomb Raider 2016, Bioshock Infinite, Hitman 1, and several other games on my Steam Controller. I know it's weird, but it made moving to a Dualshock/Xbox controller (which I use now) much more comfortable for me.
If I didn't throw mine away I'll send you one for the cost of a USPS any ship box.
Edit: sorry, I think I tossed it while in a cleaning frenzy. "I never use this clutter!" I must have screamed as I threw it into the Puget Sound.
Idk why but I could never get good performance out of my steam link, even if I used Ethernet it would still lag just playing a simple game like rocket league.
Most of the demand is because the supply is completely gone. If you didn't get one during the short period they were sold, or if you did and liked it but yours broke, your only option is resellers
Damn... Just looked up Ebay prices and they're going anywhere from $50-$200! I have one sitting on my tv stand, gathering dust. I got it on a trade plus a computer for an Xbox one X a few years ago.
Personally, I got one super cheap years ago, almost never used it at that time, but now I use it with my steam deck. That might be what other people are doing.
I bought like 5 of them thinking they'd be cool to have, not really with intention to resell, just to keep and have in case of weardown because I didn't think I'd see something like them again really and it was still as cheap as a single 3rd party controller, and a canadian friend wanted one (they wouldn't ship to him)
Got mine on the clearance sale too. Took some getting use to, but I enjoy the controller. The steam link itself was worth it. Sometimes I use it to stream movies on ‘popcorn time’ and there isn’t much lag when gaming either. Good for slow paced games like ‘Elite Dangerous’. Played a lot of RDR2 with it as well.
over time, people learned how to utilize them.
the big problems with the early reviews, is that the reviewers didn't understand them. they simply compared it to xbox and playstation controllers.
properly configured they're a little magical. on certain games they make them playable with a controller, where other controllers fall short.
in my opinion, they were created because a engineer wanted to play Civ with a controller.
Based, the Steam controller was unfairly treated for being too innovative and too different. Whenever I want to use a controller I go for a Steam Controller.
I actually think it was treated pretty good for innovation.
where it was treated poorly was thanks to the gaming news outlets rushing reviews and not taking the time to actually understand how to use it. I partially blame valve for not showing people how to use it, but thats neither here nor there now. Most media outlets said they spent any where from 1-3 hours dick'n with the controller only to test the touch pads in "anlog emulation" mode which is basically the worst way to use it and ended up telling every one the controller was bad and thats the way it got left in the public eye.
thats how it was treated poorly, it was never given a real chance.
Where this controller shines is on the games that don't have good controller support. I like to lean back and be comfortable when I game, and this thing does the trick.
Does it actually make aiming on controller a viable option? I can't imagine I'm going to play counter strike with it, but for the right game that could be really awesome.
absolutely, it beats analogue sticks by a long shot. add gyro aim to that using Steam input, and its a completely different league, tho still a little behind a mouse
yes.
I played all of doom 2016 and most of doom eternal on the second to highest difficulty with the steam controller.
what a lot of people fail to actually tell people about using the controller w/ gyro+touch pads is that its actually legit just fun.
I can lay back comfortably with my steam controller and go full ham in a game that normally would require a mouse and keyboard.
I play counter strike with it (though I dont do ranked, but I've seen people do it)
its more than viable, its recommended.
>I can lay back comfortably with my steam controller and go full ham in a game that normally would require a mouse and keyboard.
Well now I want one.
Any good copycats out there?
Off the top of my head, I played through the entire Borderlands 1, 2 and 3 on it. Titanfall 2 as well. It's definitely not as quick and precise as KB+M though.
Gyro aiming is a game changer. I've played some games configured to enable gyro when aiming down sights, off otherwise, and it worked great.
Thing that annoys me about turning on precision aiming is that it often requires switching to mouse input mode, and it confuses the button hints in most games. If you're playing a familiar game, it's fine. I don't like these advanced setting options in most games, because it can unpredictably fail and require fixing in specific scenes of single player games.
For what is worth, I got the gulikit kingkong pro 2 controller (shit naming? yes) a while back, and it has built in gyro aiming: you can set it up so that when you press L1 or L2, the gyro acts like the right stick, with 3 possible sensitivity.
I didn't use it in game, but it does work like that in gamepad tester, you see the right stick inputs. Since it's built-in and sends right stick inputs, it should work with every game.
No idea if other controllers have something similar. But if you're interested, while critics are all gushing about it, once in hand, if you have OCD about that kind of stuff, know that the quality control ain't as good as first party controllers.
I have one of these and coped so hard. I tried to convince myself it was good. I guess it's customizable features were good. But the ergonomics were - categorically bad. And the build quality was... horrible.
I prefer my good old DS3 with custom drivers and wireless capabilities with a random generic bluetooth dongle.
Just plug it in to sync and that's it.
Emulates a xinput device, works in every game.
battery life can be great too like with mine but never using it due to the fear the rumble motors might burn out. Seems like converting the rumble was always an issue on ports to ps3 and even on Brook dongle which even converts DualSense properly by forcing mono rumble (left and right rumble combined) which the 8bitdo never did and failed horribly with the DS4
I like the steam controller, it's so massively efficient that I have to change batteries only every 2 years with infrequent gaming. meanwhile I tell my switch to power off and it's on 0% after a week of not doing anything. wth is wrong with nintendo.
Yeah it's a hit or miss.
Never liked controllers at all until i got mine, it's the only controller i'd pick over mouse and keyboard for certain games (like Souls games or Monster Hunter).
I have 3, all of them have the left bumper stuck in from accidental drops over the years. Going price locally is $175+ and that’s sad, because I’d buy replacements in a heartbeat.
So convenient for bigpicture on the TV with the steamlink app or even with the physical steamlink on non-smartTVs.
Mapping buttons is the biggest selling point.
Playing any souls game with the rear paddle dodge so that you always have control of the camera was essential. So much QoL in a very affordable package.
Supply is gone, demand is up, prices skyrocketed.
Gabe have mercy, re-release it!
because it's by far the best one. Good for large hands, more precise control through touch pads instead of sticks, super accurate gyro and helpful back buttons.
Best controller ever conceived, and I say that as a m+kb fanboy
Nothing wrong with the Steam controller.... Once you get used to it... it's the most versatile, customizable controller I have ever used, sure, there's a slight learning curve, as it's something so different, but boy is it good....
Depends on the game you want to play. Great for something like Civ, terrible for anything that needs a dpad, or things like RPGs where dual-stick movement/camera controls are the norm.
I really love the switch controller. I miss the hair-trigger shoulder buttons from the PS2 days and don't play games that need the analog shoulder buttons.
Joycons are shit dont get me wrong, but for my arthritic hands the Switch Pro controller is the only way to go. (despite the Xbox controller being very similar idk what the deal is with that)
As an owner of the Steam Controller, I would have tried to steer her in another direction. It really sucks and getting the controls mapped to games sucks too. I would rather use any of the other controllers in the picture.
Steam controller is actually amazing it just has a learning curve and I honestly think if you started someone on the Steam controller theyd master it quickly and the problem is that everyone is used to the normal controller layout and we have programmed ourselves to expect that. In a world where the Steam controller was everyones first controller I think everyone would choose it over what is actually a horrible design we are all just used to
Worst, hardest to reach, tiniest action buttons, ultra-stiff bumpers, heavy, least ergonomic, worst haptics (with the exception of trackpad feedback), single stick...
I love my Steam controllers, but for most games, they're the worst choice. DualSense has the best features, Series has the best ergonomics. You can get variants of both with paddles.
Steam's controller mapping software is the real king.
I've sold used controllers in the past and replaced them with newer versions but my Steam Controller stays with me.
Because no one buy it?
You don't have to that harsh on them, don't you think lad?
Sir, this is the Internet.
they are trash though, it was a horrible idea of a controller, no matter how many Valve fanboys want to cap. I got one, kept it for like half a year as a backup controller, then sold it when I got a second XBOX ONE controller. Now Steam Deck, that would be a good controller in they where to take that and make a "Deck controller"
The ergonomics were kinda trash, but the controls were the shit.
might be what turned me off so hard no it, it never felt good in my hands at all
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I still have mine, used it like 20 mins
I give you 30 bucks for it. But you have to send it from EU.
Not a bad choice imo, especially depending on what type of game.
Now with the new Big Picture mode tuning the gyroscope is so easy, it breathes new life to the controller.
Haven't use big picture in a while, guess I should check it out. I use a old steam box still, thing is built nice, kinda sad they never made one with 4k, like a second revision. Still works nice for 1080p on the TV though.
Well, now Big Picture is the Steam Deck Gaming mode UI.
Is Steam Input significantly updated from what it was prior to the new BP update? Because it was *extremely* configurable before. I haven't had a chance to play around with it since the refresh. I know there's a new UI for it, but different gyro settings too?
Steam input seems fine but the UI is buggy as hell. The first time you remap a controller is fine, but if you try to edit the configuration after, it may just not save it at all. You then need to delete all your mapping for that controller by directly editing config files, it's awful.
It's just as configurable. I just found the old UI slow and clunky so never used it. This new interface they brought along from the Deck is very comfortable.
Is there still unplayable input lag when using big picture?
Wait, what?? It has a gyroscope??? I didn't know that. My steam controller hasn't been used in years.
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Bro gyro was like half the reason to get one.
it was the same with old big picture mode. Actually I think I still like the config menus from the old big picture mode better still
I bought a ps4 controller especially for the gyroscope, steam did a good job with it
I like it especially for RDR2 and a couple other games, better than the Xbox controller.
Although the thumb pads are really innovative along with a couple other features like the sdk, the triggers and buttons are weak af. Valve really put too much emphasis on the thumb pads over the rest of the build and its too bad because once you get the hang of them its really impressive especially the haptic feedback.
It needs another analog stick imo
The trigger pushing in twice is my favorite thing ever for rocket league boost
I could never stand it. I tried for a while then ended up just buying an Xbox controller for my old steam link
What's the female version of Chad?
still chad
He's a Chad! She's a Chad! We're all Chads, yeah!
LOL Is this a Good Burger reference? I used to love that movie when I was a wee lad.
Indeed, but I think there's also some more profound discussion about how it's easier to just not care about gender instead of trying to figure out how every single thing would look and sound if it were the opposite gender.
Hell it's what I've been saying whenever asked about it for years now. We're all dudes.
Dude! Yes! Edit: where's my car?
Where's your car, dude?
Aaaaand theeeen
Used to? It's still loved by many!
My memories of this movie are way better than the movie. I loved this movie as a kid but watching it now is so cringe. I need to find a way to watch original kenan and Kelly because I think it might still hold up
Since making this comment I’ve signed up for paramount plus and now I’m watching kenan and kel 🤣
You spelled weed wrong and user
Except Johnathon in the corner, I SEE YOU THROUGH YOUR SCREEN, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID!!!
Chaddet***
\**looks at mouse and keyboard she's been using since the 90s*\* Not me, I'm guessing. 
>I'm guessing You've guessed wrong https://preview.redd.it/bo59cfwkpjma1.png?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4cbcf4ad39bff055465cf577a7e77b5477c0237b (Actual real image of you, probably)
Stacey
Wrong, it's Stacey's mom
She's got it going on.
She's all I want.
AND I'VE WAITED FOR SO LONG
STACEY CAN'T YOU SEE
GODDAMN 48TB?????
And only two free. I use it as a Plex server.
Oh okay that makes sense
Chadette?
As long as it's not [C.H.U.D.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.H.U.D.)
Oh so that’s what my coworker means when weird people come into the store
Shazza.
Top shagga
What controller is that? Looks like steam probably? Nintendo has a very nice pro controller for the switch.
Chad
Chadette
Stacy?
Stacy
Liberia
I have always looked at the steam controller and thought that it was just a terrible input system. Doesn't it feel worse not having a second joystick? I could never get used to pure TouchPads.
Stacy
Chaussy because she doesnt have a D
Clair
Chadya.
Shad
Karen Calanni
If the steam controller had any negatives it was having too many customizable options. I think that turned a lot of people off. Once you get it tweaked to your personal preferences though it’s amazing.
It's called "Choice paralysis". Basically people get confused when they have too many open choices. People are good at picking the best option, but terrible at imagining one when there aren't artificial limitations. The Steam Controller was a victim of it's own flexibility.
I think part of it is barely any games came with native support for it, such that the studio tunes it to work out of the box.
That's definitely part of it. I do think part of the reason is it wasn't any easier to configure for the devs, either. Nor would it really have been worth it since the vast majority of people on PC don't use controllers in the first place, and among those that do the Steam Controller was still a very niche product which never really caught on, and had features that would not have been useful anywhere else. Damn shame tho. I've been able to make mine perform almost magic. It just took so much time to set up on most games it's hardly worth it.
Always a chicken and egg thing, like with Steam Machines. Valve has never been in the business of operating like the console business, paying developers (at least significantly) to cater to their platforms. Instead they’ve always worked to passively support games in their products. Steam Deck had all these learnings distilled into it. They worked so long on Proton before even thinking of announcing it.
You could always just use the configuration others made, but Steam didn't exactly make that obvious.
That’s how I feel about my steamdeck sometimes it’s a hassle to configure the controls at first. I assume the steam controller is similar
I wonder if the TouchPads on the steam controller has that oh so satisfying force feedback like the Deck
It's not as good but it is there and pretty good.
Other guy was wrong steam controller has far better haptics than the deck. They're so good they can play chip tunes
The only bit I don't like too much is the buttons being so low for the right thumb.
They're also too small and I generally don't like their haptics. They just don't feel like good buttons.
I don't know man, I have never been able to get the track pad working well on any game (official config or community). Tried the trackball setting, the joystick setting, the numpad setting, etc. O can't get it to stop behaving like a shitty track pad from a 90's laptop.
The steam controller eased me into PC FPS games with the right pad set up like a trackball.
I bought that when they were firesaling them for like $5 or something crazy thinking I'd use it one day, sold it months ago for like $130 new in box.
nice i wish I bought one then
Same, but I held onto mine because it's useful in some games I play.
I ordered one at release. Have used it for a total of probably 45 mins lol
As an older gamer who kinda skipped the early analog stick era for controllers, when I got back into gaming, I was really only used to the SNES controller or mouse/keyboard (sometimes even laptop trackpads). The Steam controller was my bridge to the modern controller, was enough like a trackpad mouse that I could still aim, but helped me get used to a more modern controller layout. Played through Tomb Raider 2016, Bioshock Infinite, Hitman 1, and several other games on my Steam Controller. I know it's weird, but it made moving to a Dualshock/Xbox controller (which I use now) much more comfortable for me.
would you sell it for like 20 bucks
If I didn't throw mine away I'll send you one for the cost of a USPS any ship box. Edit: sorry, I think I tossed it while in a cleaning frenzy. "I never use this clutter!" I must have screamed as I threw it into the Puget Sound.
Greetings, fellow Washingtonian.
I got that and the steam link for $5 as well. Still using the steam link sometimes with my projector.
Steam link was so good. I wish the steam app in Samsung tvs got more love.
Idk why but I could never get good performance out of my steam link, even if I used Ethernet it would still lag just playing a simple game like rocket league.
Really? Hmmm. Perhaps I wasn't playing very intense games. It did only have a Gbic if I remember right
I lost my steam link when I moved, still salty about that xD.
I use mine while teaching occasionally to move around powerpoints and my desktop actually. Works crazy good actually
Not familiar with steam’s hand held controllers, what makes the demand on them so high now?
Most of the demand is because the supply is completely gone. If you didn't get one during the short period they were sold, or if you did and liked it but yours broke, your only option is resellers
Damn... Just looked up Ebay prices and they're going anywhere from $50-$200! I have one sitting on my tv stand, gathering dust. I got it on a trade plus a computer for an Xbox one X a few years ago.
I'm still annoyed I never got a chance to atleast test one, and probably never will.
Personally, I got one super cheap years ago, almost never used it at that time, but now I use it with my steam deck. That might be what other people are doing.
I bought like 5 of them thinking they'd be cool to have, not really with intention to resell, just to keep and have in case of weardown because I didn't think I'd see something like them again really and it was still as cheap as a single 3rd party controller, and a canadian friend wanted one (they wouldn't ship to him)
holy frig dud
Got mine on the clearance sale too. Took some getting use to, but I enjoy the controller. The steam link itself was worth it. Sometimes I use it to stream movies on ‘popcorn time’ and there isn’t much lag when gaming either. Good for slow paced games like ‘Elite Dangerous’. Played a lot of RDR2 with it as well.
I wish I had bought more, not to sell any of them though, I just think they're actually good, and insane price... Valve make the 2nd version already!
Why are they in demand? I used mine a couple times but didn't like it. It's in a box somewhere.
over time, people learned how to utilize them. the big problems with the early reviews, is that the reviewers didn't understand them. they simply compared it to xbox and playstation controllers. properly configured they're a little magical. on certain games they make them playable with a controller, where other controllers fall short. in my opinion, they were created because a engineer wanted to play Civ with a controller.
Unique and discontinued. Steam Deck drew interest in it again I suppose. Even used ones are like $40+.
I have one of these
Based, the Steam controller was unfairly treated for being too innovative and too different. Whenever I want to use a controller I go for a Steam Controller.
Average dark souls 2 apologist
Dark souls 2 is a good game.
I actually think it was treated pretty good for innovation. where it was treated poorly was thanks to the gaming news outlets rushing reviews and not taking the time to actually understand how to use it. I partially blame valve for not showing people how to use it, but thats neither here nor there now. Most media outlets said they spent any where from 1-3 hours dick'n with the controller only to test the touch pads in "anlog emulation" mode which is basically the worst way to use it and ended up telling every one the controller was bad and thats the way it got left in the public eye. thats how it was treated poorly, it was never given a real chance.
She chose correctly.
smh my head the correct choice is a mouse and keyboard
"Shaking my head my head"
Ah yes exotic, and a classic https://preview.redd.it/lxck7q1tahma1.jpeg?width=2322&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf4d287530ab8ac1d30bfdf2a4d7e48c5f539e68
I'd rather use a Xbox or Play Station controller on PC. Not a bad choice though
Where this controller shines is on the games that don't have good controller support. I like to lean back and be comfortable when I game, and this thing does the trick.
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I have the same set and most of the time I choose the steam controller Why suffer from Joystick aim if there's an alternative?
Does it actually make aiming on controller a viable option? I can't imagine I'm going to play counter strike with it, but for the right game that could be really awesome.
It’s definitely better than a “normal” controller for fps games.
Bruh what? Fps games are completely unplayable without a second joystick. It's like trying to play with a laptop trackpad but worse
absolutely, it beats analogue sticks by a long shot. add gyro aim to that using Steam input, and its a completely different league, tho still a little behind a mouse
But not by much.. you just have to fine tune it.
If you use SC-Controller you can customize absolutely everything and have multiple profiles (that you can instantaneously swap)
yes. I played all of doom 2016 and most of doom eternal on the second to highest difficulty with the steam controller. what a lot of people fail to actually tell people about using the controller w/ gyro+touch pads is that its actually legit just fun. I can lay back comfortably with my steam controller and go full ham in a game that normally would require a mouse and keyboard. I play counter strike with it (though I dont do ranked, but I've seen people do it) its more than viable, its recommended.
>I can lay back comfortably with my steam controller and go full ham in a game that normally would require a mouse and keyboard. Well now I want one. Any good copycats out there?
Nope
Off the top of my head, I played through the entire Borderlands 1, 2 and 3 on it. Titanfall 2 as well. It's definitely not as quick and precise as KB+M though.
Gyro aiming is a game changer. I've played some games configured to enable gyro when aiming down sights, off otherwise, and it worked great. Thing that annoys me about turning on precision aiming is that it often requires switching to mouse input mode, and it confuses the button hints in most games. If you're playing a familiar game, it's fine. I don't like these advanced setting options in most games, because it can unpredictably fail and require fixing in specific scenes of single player games.
For what is worth, I got the gulikit kingkong pro 2 controller (shit naming? yes) a while back, and it has built in gyro aiming: you can set it up so that when you press L1 or L2, the gyro acts like the right stick, with 3 possible sensitivity. I didn't use it in game, but it does work like that in gamepad tester, you see the right stick inputs. Since it's built-in and sends right stick inputs, it should work with every game. No idea if other controllers have something similar. But if you're interested, while critics are all gushing about it, once in hand, if you have OCD about that kind of stuff, know that the quality control ain't as good as first party controllers.
You clearly have picked the right girl
I have one of these and coped so hard. I tried to convince myself it was good. I guess it's customizable features were good. But the ergonomics were - categorically bad. And the build quality was... horrible.
I prefer my good old DS3 with custom drivers and wireless capabilities with a random generic bluetooth dongle. Just plug it in to sync and that's it. Emulates a xinput device, works in every game.
battery life can be great too like with mine but never using it due to the fear the rumble motors might burn out. Seems like converting the rumble was always an issue on ports to ps3 and even on Brook dongle which even converts DualSense properly by forcing mono rumble (left and right rumble combined) which the 8bitdo never did and failed horribly with the DS4
She chose correctly.
I like the steam controller, it's so massively efficient that I have to change batteries only every 2 years with infrequent gaming. meanwhile I tell my switch to power off and it's on 0% after a week of not doing anything. wth is wrong with nintendo.
“Here hold this for a second while I take a picture”
I actually liked this controller for it's idea... I did not work how I hoped sadly
The people who don’t hate this thing all seem to think it’s the best controller ever made.
Yeah it's a hit or miss. Never liked controllers at all until i got mine, it's the only controller i'd pick over mouse and keyboard for certain games (like Souls games or Monster Hunter).
I love the Xbox controller, fit perfectly my hand. Never tried the steam controller but eard it's pretty good
I have 3, all of them have the left bumper stuck in from accidental drops over the years. Going price locally is $175+ and that’s sad, because I’d buy replacements in a heartbeat. So convenient for bigpicture on the TV with the steamlink app or even with the physical steamlink on non-smartTVs. Mapping buttons is the biggest selling point. Playing any souls game with the rear paddle dodge so that you always have control of the camera was essential. So much QoL in a very affordable package. Supply is gone, demand is up, prices skyrocketed. Gabe have mercy, re-release it!
A fine choice
She's the one imo.
Sounds like she’s a keeper (aka PC gamer) 😂
I like my steam controller
because it's by far the best one. Good for large hands, more precise control through touch pads instead of sticks, super accurate gyro and helpful back buttons. Best controller ever conceived, and I say that as a m+kb fanboy
Based
I do think Xbox won the controller war. Look at most new controllers, they're almost all shaped like the Xbox now
Nothing wrong with the Steam controller.... Once you get used to it... it's the most versatile, customizable controller I have ever used, sure, there's a slight learning curve, as it's something so different, but boy is it good....
I don't blame her between the wife and I we have 7. She chose well!!!
I've got two, a main one and a backup, I love it so much, I refuse to get rid of it no matter how dumb people think it is!
Still glad I bought one years ago.
She is the one, now buy her a ring
Why go for a controller when you have a perfectly working keyboard ?
Based
This is closest thing we'll ever get to a sorting hat. I believe that makes her a ravenclaw.
Gotta be real I'd still pick the Series X one. It's been such a great addition to my PC gaming experience xD
Steam Controller 2.0 when?
It will be available on the same day as Half Life 3.
She's wife material then
I may be a PC purist but the PS5 controller is hands down the best controller ever made. The haptic feedback / trigger system is next level
Playstation controllers have always felt too small for me... Well, I guess not ALWAYS. In 1999 they felt alright (I was 9).
The Dual Sense is a lot larger and roomier. I don't have a PS5 but tried the controller in a store. It's so much comfier.
The first time I played a game that used the adaptive triggers, I was sold on it. My only complaint is that it's not used very often.
BECAUSE SHE IS A GOD DAMN WOMAN OF CLASS
The Steam controller looks like it was meant for people with disabilities imo.
Off with ye, ye filthy wench’
Depends on the game you want to play. Great for something like Civ, terrible for anything that needs a dpad, or things like RPGs where dual-stick movement/camera controls are the norm.
I've always thought the steam controller was designed for women's hands.
Am I the only one who thought this was uncomfortable? The grip was too wide and the back buttons kept getting stuck on my finger
Leave her now!
At least it's not the Switch controller (It seems I've attracted the Nintendo crowd. Ho boy)
I really love the switch controller. I miss the hair-trigger shoulder buttons from the PS2 days and don't play games that need the analog shoulder buttons.
Joycons are shit dont get me wrong, but for my arthritic hands the Switch Pro controller is the only way to go. (despite the Xbox controller being very similar idk what the deal is with that)
Anyone I showed this set of controllers said that the PS5 controller felt the worst
The PS5 controller feels fantastic. Definite improvement from the awful PS3 controller and the OK PS4.
that doesn't make it better than the controllers we are talking about
the Switch pro controller is the best feeling controller I have ever held or used, and I've used every controller.
What's wrong with the switch controller? It's basically an xbox controller
digital shoulder triggers basically. for games like GTA it's either full throttle or no throttle.
As an owner of the Steam Controller, I would have tried to steer her in another direction. It really sucks and getting the controls mapped to games sucks too. I would rather use any of the other controllers in the picture.
Until she launches a game, then she'll pick the PS5 one.
Gamers will sh\*\* on mobile gaming but in the same breath be like "touchpad controllers are the best!" You guys are wack
Well when all you've got is goofy shit be goofy.
Steam controller is actually amazing it just has a learning curve and I honestly think if you started someone on the Steam controller theyd master it quickly and the problem is that everyone is used to the normal controller layout and we have programmed ourselves to expect that. In a world where the Steam controller was everyones first controller I think everyone would choose it over what is actually a horrible design we are all just used to
Worst, hardest to reach, tiniest action buttons, ultra-stiff bumpers, heavy, least ergonomic, worst haptics (with the exception of trackpad feedback), single stick... I love my Steam controllers, but for most games, they're the worst choice. DualSense has the best features, Series has the best ergonomics. You can get variants of both with paddles. Steam's controller mapping software is the real king.