Comment on Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027

tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• tacosanonymous@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  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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  • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It does not require steam

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    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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    • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      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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      • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

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

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      • KittyCat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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

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  • lokalhorst@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think there was software released from one of the Valve developers a week after the controller released, that makes it possible to use the controller outside of the Steam environment.

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    • tacosanonymous@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Neat! I’ll have to look into that. I know that it would work without some of the features but they’re kind of the selling point of the controller.

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  • Slayer@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It requires Steam only for the onscreen keyboard.

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  • nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    i actually end up using it more than i thought i would. if i am just casually browsing the web, i kinda just use the steam controller instead of my mouse now.

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• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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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• uniquethrowagay@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If you’re using it like an Xbox controller, it doesn’t matter which one you buy. Steam Controller is about all the inputs that Xbox (or others) don’t have, such as trackpads, touch sensitive sticks and gyroscope.
  This combination is unique on the market and I wouldn’t play most games with a controller without. Especially first person games.

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• cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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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