A gaming phone controller accessory that connects physically to phone (With same layout and functionality like the Steam Controller, Steam Deck, and Steam Frame Controllers) Would be cheaper than regular Steam Controller

With FEX making x86 Steam games capable of working on ARM devices it will be cool to game on mobile with mobile controller that has the dual touch control pad things the hardware above has to go with the phone and what better way than another option aside from the actual controller. Plus it gives phone more of a Gameboy Advance type of feel to play like that

Maybe to incentivize more people to have that you can use gaming phone accessory wirelessly or wired connected to any Steam hardware for using your phone with the gaming phone controller accessory as controllers too

Like the idea? Not like the idea? Anyone wanna suggest changes/additions/etc to the idea to be better be my guest.

Also if anyone wants to suggest other stuff Valve can do then please do!! All of us together can ask for the ecosystem to grow in ways that are good and fun for us all!!

Trying to help make gaming better for us all!

  • Joelk111@lemmy.world
    4·
    8 hours ago

    The SteamDeck also has a touchscreen. If you’re using your phone to stream games from your PC, I’d imagine that track pads would be much better, similar to with the SteamDeck.

    I personally have no use for playing games on my phone with a controller, that’s why I bought a SteamDeck, but there could definitely be room for innovation, both in hardware and software, especially if you take streaming into account. A good steam-input supported controller could turn your phone into a killer game-streaming machine.

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      8 hours ago

      The SteamDeck also has a touchscreen.

      The Steam Deck has touchpads because many games are optimized for keyboard and mouse, not touchscreens. Phone games are not.

      Not saying you’re wrong, just that there’s not a lot of value to be added there, in my opinion.

      especially if you take streaming into account

      I suppose that’s a fair point.

      The other consideration is that if you need those things, you can just connect a Steam Controller, and get one of those cheap phone mounts to attach to it. No need for a new product.

      • priapus@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        28 minutes ago

        The Steam Deck has touchpads because many games are optimized for keyboard and mouse, not touchscreens. Phone games are not.

        I’d assume they want it for Steam remote play

      • Joelk111@lemmy.world
        1·
        7 hours ago

        I’d also agree that there isn’t a lot of value to the product, I know I wouldn’t buy one. I mainly just wanted to point out that there is definitely room for innovation and such in the space, and a phone controller that’s as nice as the SteamDeck controls doesn’t exist.