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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 to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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[–] 4 points 4 months ago (13 children)

Aside from the brand is it really that much better than the 8bitdo or Xbox alternatives?

I would still be using an old wired Xbox 360 controller if it didn't give up the goat.

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  • [–] 24 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    It’s an amazing pc controller. The motion contols, touch pads, joysticks, and haptics are all amazing.

    The only downside it the steam requirement.

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

    Requirement? How so? Traditionally you can Mao any old controller for a game manually if you must. It pairs with my desktop on Bluetooth no problem.

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

    Requirement? How so? Traditionally you can Mao any old controller for a game manually if you must. It pairs with my desktop on Bluetooth no problem.

    Are Gamers Nexus and other lying when they said that the controller acts are mouse without Steam? I don't have one but that's exactly how Steam Deck's controls work.

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

    It definitely does this. But why would that matter. The computer sees joy sticks and buttons. You can map accordingly?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    It definitely does this. But why would that matter. The computer sees joy sticks and buttons. You can map accordingly?

    Without Steam, my Steam Deck's inputs are scroll wheels and mouse buttons and the computer sees no sticks and buttons. That's my point.

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

    Yes, you can hit a shortcut on it to switch to controler input mode outside of steam

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Depends on what you play. IIRC like the original steam controller, it's better at playing non controller games than any other controller is. If you are just using it for games with full controller support anyway then I doubt there is as much of a difference.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I got 2 Xbox series controllers. The joy sticks are way better on the steam controller. And there's more buttons. I think I still prefer the Xbox controls layout but I get why valve did it the way they did because of the touch pads, and its such a minor complaint and I'd rather have the extra control options the steam controller offers.

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