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One gamer got so tired of waiting for Valve, he made his own 'Steam Controller 2' out of Steam Deck parts, and it even splits in half like Switch Joy-Cons (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/games@lemmy.world
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

For me, I want one with internal rechargeable (and replaceable) batteries, more reliable Bluetooth, and multi-device targeting (ie those 1,2,3 toggles you see on stuff like mouse/keyboards - I use mine on my Steam Deck and also on my desktop - dont want to mess with pairing each time. Plus if I end up with with a Switch 2, the trackpad would be interesting for mouse mode if those could connect (no idea)).

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You know you can just chuck rechargeable 2.4V AA batteries in there and it works perfectly, right?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes but

    • it doesn't let me charge and play at the same time
    • I could hot swap in and out batteries, but it doesn't report battery percentage
    • It also doesn't auto-pause when the battery dies, like other systems do
    • It runs through them quickly
    • it acts finicky/unpredictable when the battery is very low, rather than reaching a consistent threshold and stopping working
    • In combination with a bug/anti-feature I've posted about previously, my Steam Deck sees it as a new controller every time the batteries are replaced, despite the Bluetooth MAC/BDA not changing.
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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Fair enough. I much prefer swapping them every few hours rather than using a wire, and I haven't had those identification problems you describe. Largely comes down to setup and usage profile it seems.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Rechargeables get stuck and are waaaay harder to remove than regular because they're just a bit bigger. I have solved this with a loop of sticky tape around the batteries so I got a bit of a pull tab when using them. so it works....but not perfectly

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