Comment on The impossible Steam Deck update just dropped.
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Saved you a click, and watching a whole ass video
General
Controllers and Input
Steam Deck Dock
Desktop
Misc
Add support for the Proteus Byowave controller
That sure looks interesting, but I cannot imagine that being worth the €300 for anyone. I would expect that even someone who really needs a far-from-standard controller for accessibility reasons could find a better (albeit less reconfigurable) option to suit their needs.
Yeah it’s definitely an interesting and unique design, so it doesn’t exactly surprise me that it costs AU$525. Disability tax is kind of a fact of life honestly, between products being for a smaller niche of the community, and the knowledge that insurance of some sort is often paying for it. Comparatively though, Microsoft’s Adaptive Controller starts at only AU$130, but that isn’t really a full controller OOTB. You need at least a couple of joysticks, and a few more buttons, which cost almost as much as the controller again, pushing up towards the cost of the Byowave device. However, it’s a fully extensible platform using simple 3.5mm TS and TRS for buttons, analogue triggers and sticks. Plus two USB-A inputs for joysticks as well. This allows for much more specialised inputs such as Sip and Puff switches, but these start at US$325.
I guess my point is that it’s not great, but it’s not terrible either for certain niches.
biblically-accurate game controller
woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Which in itself is copy and paste from most of steamcommunity.com/games/…/529841158837240757
This is a lame ass video