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Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027 (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [M] to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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[–] 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Aside from the brand is it really that much better than the 8bitdo or Xbox alternatives?

I would still be using an old wired Xbox 360 controller if it didn't give up the goat.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    It’s an amazing pc controller. The motion contols, touch pads, joysticks, and haptics are all amazing.

    The only downside it the steam requirement.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Requirement? How so? Traditionally you can Mao any old controller for a game manually if you must. It pairs with my desktop on Bluetooth no problem.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Requirement? How so? Traditionally you can Mao any old controller for a game manually if you must. It pairs with my desktop on Bluetooth no problem.

    Are Gamers Nexus and other lying when they said that the controller acts are mouse without Steam? I don't have one but that's exactly how Steam Deck's controls work.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yes, you can hit a shortcut on it to switch to controler input mode outside of steam

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    It definitely does this. But why would that matter. The computer sees joy sticks and buttons. You can map accordingly?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    It definitely does this. But why would that matter. The computer sees joy sticks and buttons. You can map accordingly?

    Without Steam, my Steam Deck's inputs are scroll wheels and mouse buttons and the computer sees no sticks and buttons. That's my point.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I think there was software released from one of the Valve developers a week after the controller released, that makes it possible to use the controller outside of the Steam environment.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Depends on what you play. IIRC like the original steam controller, it's better at playing non controller games than any other controller is. If you are just using it for games with full controller support anyway then I doubt there is as much of a difference.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    If you're using it like an Xbox controller, it doesn't matter which one you buy. Steam Controller is about all the inputs that Xbox (or others) don't have, such as trackpads, touch sensitive sticks and gyroscope.
    This combination is unique on the market and I wouldn't play most games with a controller without. Especially first person games.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I got 2 Xbox series controllers. The joy sticks are way better on the steam controller. And there's more buttons. I think I still prefer the Xbox controls layout but I get why valve did it the way they did because of the touch pads, and its such a minor complaint and I'd rather have the extra control options the steam controller offers.

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