That seems like something a third party company like 8bitdo or Gulikit would have business creating, and they likely wouldn’t do a bad job.
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The biggest thing I want is a keyboard I can use via the controller, even if I have to learn new bindings.
BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 9 months ago
oldGregg@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Im positive theres one already, i use an xbox 360 controller to control my arch desktop and it has a keyboard using the steam controller config
klay@lemmy.world 9 months ago
same here! I’m a huge fan of MessagEase, a keyboard specifically made for the cell phone touch screen form factor. I think Valve used to dabble in something like this for the controller form factor, the ‘daisy’ or whatever? I think that should absolutely make a comeback, typing with touchpads is a short-term solution but with all the buttons and analogs on a modern controller, we should really have more keyboard options! Maybe something like each stick has 8 positions, and holding any combo of left-stick + right-stick gives one of 64 virtual ‘keys’, which you can click with the triggers, and the bumpers let you swap between different alphabets.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
yeah some are really good. if it has a keyboard that was functional it would literally be a mobile PC
bhj@lemmy.one 9 months ago
You can also just get an actual Bluetooth keyboard and it should just work.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
…you’re not actually serious with that comment are you?
You don’t think I also have a bluetooth keyboard?
Obviously and of course I have a bluetooth keyboard. and a portable monitor. and the hub.
That’s not the point.
If their keyboard wasn’t utter garbage, I could go completely without any of the above. Its so close to being everything I need, but the keyboard in its current state is a deal breaker. Instead of it being an option, I actually need a bt keyboard.
They could do something like t9 or some of the other key pad style key boards from the mid 2000’s. I dont want to tap the screen.
I want to be able to quickly use the controller to type. Its a broken experience as it currently stands.
bhj@lemmy.one 9 months ago
I was just trying to be helpful. Some people might not know you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard to the device.
I don’t know of any system that does a better job of typing with a controller than the Steam Deck with the touch pads. Granted, I’m not a console gamer so I have no idea what typing on the current gen Xbox or PlayStation, but I can’t imagine it’s better than the Steam Deck.
RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 9 months ago
I appreciated your original comment :)
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Phones with number pads right at the beginning of the smart phone era had a number of good solutions that were surprisingly effective for typing. We’ve got so many buttons to work with on the steam deck.
toasteecup@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Have you tried using the touch pads with it? I found it to be a decent enough experience. I’m not going to type a novel with it, but it’s good for some web browsing if I’m doing some adminy on desktop. Unsure of your usecase.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yep. Its a bit better, but still a shit keyboard. It seems like they went through great effort to not take advantage of the fact they ahve a crap ton of buttons they could be using.