• dariusj18@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I hope they improve it. The steam controller was the worst controller I have ever used. Hard to hold, loud buttons, just awful UX

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      14 days ago

      It is still the best controller I’ve used despite having come from a console background so dual joystick controllers being my most used controller prior to it. I loved being freed of the reliance on aim assists and weapon/item wheels.

      Nothing has come close to replicating the functionality of the dual touchpads which I use for movement, quick gadget swapping, quick 180s/gyro activation.

      And I use it to play games like Doom Eternal, Left 4 Dead 2, Spin Rhythm XD, The Finals, etc.

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        9 days ago

        I wonder if I just got a bad one, because it was so terrible I cannot imagine anyone liking it.

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          7 days ago

          It’s probably more due to not knowing how to use it and just going with whatever random config was applied. It’s not a controller for people who aren’t used to controller remappers and just wanted it to function like a xbox controller.

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            3 days ago

            No, like it was physically awful. Using the pads required effort and the clicks were sooo loud.

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      14 days ago

      Out of curiosity are you are long time controller user. As pc gamer who hasn’t used a controller extensively they steam controller v1 feels a lot more intuitive to me than the Xbox controllers.

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        9 days ago

        Long time PC and console gamer. For me, the X-box controller achieved the pinnacle of usability, I was intrigued by the Steam controller, but it was so shoddy.