Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller

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• Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Better battery placement, because the original is a nightmare to get batteries out.

  I’m curious about this. There’s a little switchy button thing and the batteries pop right out. I’m not sure what makes it a nightmare, I quite like the battery placement.

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  • Zeta616@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Rechargeable AAs like to get stuck in there since they are slightly thicker

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    • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Then that’s an engineering mistake / wrong fits, instead of an “battery placement” issue

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    • Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve always used rechargeables. While I agree to some extent, the action to pop them out makes it a lot easier to get them out than in the Xbox 360 controller from around the same time. The Xbone ones are easier now but perhaps they will do steam controller 2 in a similar way to the 1 but leave a little extra clearance.

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  • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It takes an extra second to read/see what you are supposed to do, but after that I have to agree with you, I also like the placement and actions required to replace the batteries.

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  • 0ops@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I thought it was really satisfying. Not to mention just really clever engineering. Back when I still had one I was popping the batteries in and out like it was a fidget toy, definitely wouldn’t call it a nightmare

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• derin@lemmy.beru.co ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sweet mother of god, yes: my body is ready for another Steam controller.

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• IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Last one was garbage. Not sorry.

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  • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Imma need you to expand this answer.

    I don’t care for controller gaming much, but this one didn’t strike me as notably worse than amy other.

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    • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bad shape, poor feel, and the track pad takes up too much space for a hack.

      Limited official game support made it a detection nightmare and caused quite a few games to register it as m&KB.

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  • thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Idk why you are being down voted it’s true. It was a plasticity nightmare. And I don’t understand how people liked the track pads. There’s a reason a carry a mouse with my gaming laptop because there’s no way I’m going to play a fps with a track pad

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    • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The gaming community for whatever reason mostly has hard on for value. Despite them rent seeking and being a generally shitty company where it matters.

      Paid betas killing discs…yay steam!

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• lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Take my money

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