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

• auzy1@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s hyped because of the touchpads. And hall effect sticks

  That’s why I got it. Sold the dual shock, and Hoping to sell my Xbox controller too

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  • FryHyde@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah it does seem nice, and I didn’t say it’s OVERhyped. Just saying scalpers are always a big part of stuff like this.

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    • auzy1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah. They probably are a factor too

      I’m lucky that my brother managed to get a steam controller, but realised he didn’t really need it, so instead of waiting until 2027, I got one of the first batches

      There’s gonna be a lot of people selling their Xbox and other controllers though soon

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  • Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Almost every third party controller these days uses Hall effect or TMR.

    It’s hyped because it’s sTeAm and scalpers.

    I sweat they do this limited inventory on purpose for the news coverage

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    • auzy1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There’s no other controllers with touchpad .

      That’s why people want it. I looked extensibly… I’m used to gaming on keyboard or mouse so I figured I’m better on touchpad than sticks

      And why would they need the press coverage into 2027? Id expect they’d prefer sales, where the money could be used for marketing.They already have products like steam frame which will generate media attention later this year

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