Submitted 9 months ago by Cikos@lemmy.world to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
one thing i miss the most about my switch is the joy con. i love being able to game while my arm is pretty much free.
i was thrilled when valve announced joy con support but when i tried it on my pc and my deck the connection is spotty and the input lag is really bad, i tried with multiple joy cons but it still the same, do you guys have the same experience or is there something i have to do with it first.
cheers.
You can pair switch joycons to a steam deck as Bluetooth controllers, only issue is you need to remember to power them off.
Personally the only strain I found is the joy cons are so damn small, I prefer to current xbox controllers (also Bluetooth) as I find them comfortable even though they are not separate.
We already had both types of controller in our house we just use what ever works best on our Steamdeck at the time.
in my experience the connection is really spotty and sometimes it disconnects on its own even if its just less than a meter away from the deck. so its really unusable
i have a small hand so its size is non factor to me
I found some stuff that might be helpful.
Here is a blog post about using Nintendo switch controllers on Linux. Maybe try installing the utilities it recommends and see if that helps?
…github.io/…/using-nintendo-switch-controllers-on…
There is also a utility called BetterJoy which should help but I think it is made for windows. If you add the .exe install files to steam as a game and force run them with proton experimental compatibility they might just install and run (you can also use bottles). It might not work at all but it is worth a try! github.com/Davidobot/BetterJoy
this is really helpful, thank you for the info
I’ve had terrible experiences with anything Nintendo on PC or Deck. Have you tried any third party joy cons? Something like the hori split pad pro or similar.
thats what im looking for
I’m in the same boat. I’ve looked around and there really isn’t anything. You could buy some third-party joy-cons but you’ll have the same issues.
Workaround for now is to make sure you have line of sight between the joy-con and the steam deck. Their reception is fine when unobstructed.
thats a bummer, thank you for the info
Bluetooth on Linux is kind of a shit show. It’s not anything to do with the joycons or Bluetooth inherently. It’s the drivers and configurations. I had to go in and adjust the Bluetooth configuration files to get rid of latency on my Xbox controller.
On your deck?
No that was on my Chimera build
i have gulikit kingkong 2 pro and it works flawlessly on my deck. idk if its bluetooth or not but i think it is?
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Joycons are bluetooth, right? That is always a shitshow in tems of latency.
And I asume you mean a split controller? I’ve never really seen the appeal to or any significant difference from having a detached gamepad (I genuinely do not understand the “strain” people find from keeping their hands together-ish while holding a gamepad…) but pcgamingwiki.com/…/Category:Split_Controllers might have something worth grabbing. Mostly VR controllers but a few look like actual gamepads.
Cikos@lemmy.world 9 months ago
isnt all other controllers also bluetooth? its just way worse on joy cons.
its just my preference but thank you for the info ill look into it
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
No.
In the PC space, it is worth keeping an eye out for peripherals that use “2.4 Ghz”. And in the console space, there are either “generic” radios or “non-standard” uses of bluetooth in the case of devices that rely on it.