I like my original steam controller but that is a lot. I need some more cheap controllers tbh for co-op games like overcooked. Also need more good local co-op games because it isn’t something I have really bought much of before as I always play on my own or online. But if my partner has friends over we only have my PC.
8bitdo lite 2 was my solution for a 4th co op controller.
However it looks like it’s 40% more expensive than when I bought it in 24… maybe scratch that advice.
Seems reasonable. I’m hoping the $1k I have earmarked for the Frame is enough.
Touch pads and back buttons. I don’t have any gamepads with this many buttons. Once I get one I’ll try less gamepad friendly games with community layouts
It’s awesome. Especially when you need a ton more buttons Steam Input together with the touchpads is a godsend. You just create two or more menus and access them with the touchpads.
The leaked review also lists several controller features. These include dual trackpads, magnetic TMR or Hall effect thumbsticks, HD rumble and four back buttons. The controller is also said to use a wireless dongle that doubles as a magnetic charging puck.
We don’t need the “leaked” video for that. These are officially confirmed features of the controller, with a video and web page dedicated to the controller by Valve.
But leaks get clicks tho
Yes, THEY do need leaks, not WE. :-)
More expensive than the base-level Xbox/PS controller, but cheaper than their pro-version - as well as the Joy-Con 2s.
I’m down for it, nobody else is doing trackpad controllers after all.
IMO it should be compared to the pro controllers, since it has back buttons and Hall effect sticks
Not “Hall Effect.” “TMR” specifically - it’s an even more advanced version of the magnetic field measurement used for Hall Effect but distinct.
Uses less battery power, too.
I think the main advancement and attraction of the TMR technology over Hall Effect is the better battery power usage. I wasn’t aware that it is even more sensitive to movements and changes than Hall Effect, according to the linked article. But don’t know how much the differences in battery usage and sensitivity are.
Not with two of them, but the Dualsense does have a trackpad.
I find that trackpad icky. I hate how PlayStation users have been forced to mash the mushy button that it is for the past 10 years.
It’s never lived up to the potential.
I was hoping for less but bracing for more.
Let’s see if that price is true.
Oh no, I can’t believe that. 100 Dollars is a lot of money for a gamepad, even though it is exactly what I was waiting (and hoping) for years. I thought it would cost 70, and was ready for 80 if neccessary. I said 90 would be the maximum limits… Oh no, do I have to break my word? Man 100 is tough. Maybe it will cost 90 Euros… maybe I don’t have to break my word…
It is if you compare it to a regular controller, but from what it offers - touchpads, back buttons, hall effect sticks, gyro, full remappability etc - it’s more comparable to something like the PS5 Edge and those are almost twice the cost.
There are controllers that offer almost all off this such as hall effects, back buttons, gyro, full remappability, even including a dock and a builtin memory to save settings, just without the touchpads. In example the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller and it costs only $55.99. I am not saying it is fully equivalent (clearly it isn’t, as touchpads are missing and a few little features off course).
It’s not fully comparable. Basically Microsoft, as it seems to be the default, messed things up by making the Xbox: sure, before that the computer gamepad situation was chaotic, but after, they created the de facto standard that is the Xbox controller. Is a feature on that controller? No? Well, nobody else will have it then. Back buttons are really just there for ergonomics because with a thumb over each stick you get no access to face buttons but back ones can be remapped to those. It’s cool! But also the only thing they can really do. Steam Controller/Deck? Thanks to Steam input, more or less anything you want! Mouse click? Sure. Pop up menu with a bunch of options? Obviously. The game supports Steam input? Then you can bind them to anything the game offers. As a super basic thing, you end up with a controller that has two analogs, a d-pad, “not anymore start and select”, a “home” button, 4 face buttons, two shoulder buttons, two triggers, two trackpads, a gyro and four back buttons. I have a GameSir Cyclone 2, and I’m eagerly waiting for the Steam Controller 2 as it’ll be a meaningful upgrade even if at first glance the only missing feature are the trackpads.
Probably 120€ if you add shipping from the US and VAT to it. The weak US$ helps a bit so maybe 110€.
The Steam Deck had a European release. Will probably be the same with this one.
Earlier today (or yesterday) the Steam Controller page on Komodo, the official Asian reseller, went accidentally live. I’d say that’s a good indicator that they’re gearing up for a more or less worldwide release with dedicated shipping centers.
This is a complete tangent, but can anyone identify the software / platform that website is using? Is it just a WP theme?
Edit: Thanks ya’ll for the replies
I did a websearch with
wordpress site:videocardz.comand found following:- https://videocardz.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-tags/readme.txt
- https://videocardz.com/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/readme.txt
- https://videocardz.com/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/readme.txt
I guess this is proof they are using Wordpress.
Looks like a custom WP theme called “vc9100” or “vc9100s” based on the CSS/JS modules being loaded
It looks like it, yes. Their source code references:
https://videocardz.net/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1Which is a Wordpress url.
It’s not proof, but it’s pretty strong evidence.
