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https://www.pcgamesn.com/valve/steam-controller-shipment-leak
14 tons of Steam Controllers appear to have just arrived in the US, hinting at imminent release date
Irrelevant but I fucking hate short tons, 12,970kg does not round up to 14 tons, cut that shit out.
B-but Metric is hard
I mean, you can just say “thousands of pounds” then, but surely we don’t need two different tons.
I really hope they will release the steam frame, but Valve is a valve. 😔
Ah, right after I ordered an 8bitDo Ultimate 2C because my OG Steam Controller is disintegrating. At least I hope the new SC doesn’t arrive at some ridiculous price in Europe, I’m willing to pay 50-60€ tops.
I don’t think it’s going to be 50-60, it has a lot more features and hardware than other controllers.
Isn’t that the price of a PS5 controller? Given that it’s got a lot of extra features I would expect it to probably be more expensive than that unless valve decide they want to take the hit and make it a lost leader.
hah maybe thats the price of a ps5 controller on black friday
Why would Valve need to do that?
This controller, and the Steam Machines can be used anywhere including not on Steam, so it doesn’t make sense to do this. Especially after Gabe demanding the hardware division stands on its own.
My projection is these will sell like hot cakes, like most things Valve sells.
I’ll happily pay 100€ if I have to. It’ll only be one for that price, though
I bought the same one I think a few weeks ago. Also one from Gamesir to compare, but I like the 8bitDo better. The only annoying thing is that the start and select keys are too high up and I cannot remap the lower two one to be select and start also.
I fear the price will put it out of my budget for controllers.
Usually I buy my controllers at around 30-50€
This, I fear would go well over double the higher end of that.
If you used multiple one, which did you prefer? Recently I bought a few other brands. The OG Xbox controller is my favourite but they’re always way too expensive for my taste, so I wanted to branch out a bit.
Not OP, but I used Xbox controllers for a long time. I kept breaking them (I have gorilla grip problem), so I got an Xbox pro because I didn’t like how the ps3 or ps4 controllers were laid out. I broke the pro controller.
I’ve switched to a ps5 controller and aside from getting re-used to the button names, it’s been really nice. Super comfy and is holding up really well. I miss some things on my pro controller, but so far this is great.
In all of that,I did use the OG steam controller for a while too and I loved that one, but my hands were too small for some functions, so I couldn’t keep using it.
An 8bitdo controller is next on my list after the ps5 maybe breaks, as I’ve heard very good things.
I recently went on a hunt for a cheap good offbrand controller. I bought several from gamesir 8bitdo and easysmx, and ended up landing on the gamesir cyclone 2. It’s quite good, though not perfect, because the ergonomics are not 100% my style, but it was my best option overall. I think it was like 50€.
Before that I was using the 30€ range controllers from easysmx and for their price they were good but only lasted a couple of years because stick drift.
I tried 8bitdo because everyone talked so good of them, but I didn’t like the ergonomics, that’s 100% personal though, the controller itself was good.
I also read about the Vader 4 controllers, which has good reviews but never tried it.
I hope they improved the dpad compared to the one on the Steam Deck. The Deck’s dpad feels quite mushy, and the glossy texture doesn’t help. I’d love a high quality controller with dual trackpads.
I thought the Deck Dpad was quite well received, the one on the controller looks the same to me
And of course, no link to the unboxing video…fuck these articles!!!
I might be missing some sarcasm, but if that’s not the case: the video is not available yet
Because the video it not available. It’s a report on the upload of the video to the Steam store database. Probably prep work for the launch announcement day.
It’s probably unlisted on YouTube somewhere. I don’t know if there’s some sleuthing technique that can be used to find these videos although I suspect that if there was they wouldn’t have uploaded it yet.
Why would Steam, a company known for hosting millions(billions?) in content, need YouTube to host its own promotional material?
Because every news site will want to include an embed of the video of the release and they can’t do that if it’s on Steam servers.
In preparation to unlist it when it comes time to announce a proper release date for it. They likely will have it both on their servers to be used in steam’s frontend and on YouTube as free marketing.
Did you read the article?
Nope, literally opened it up to see the link for the video 😁
Probably the only thing out of their new hardware lineup that has any chance of being released in the near future.
Yeah. Damn shame, but if they released the steam machine or frame at the moment, the price would probably have to be at the point it would ensure the product didn’t have a chance to catch on. Pity, I kind of want a steam frame.
I mean I guarantee the timing is no coincidence with the chinese ram market crashing
I’ll keep my fingers crossed! 🤞
However I kinda suspect it may be valve responding to all the gamers who have been saying they want the controller now, it doesn’t need ram so why wait to release it with the other products? I get that valve probably wanted to do a simultaneous release, but that just doesn’t seem possible any longer.
GabeN said himself the hardware division must stand on its own financially. He doesn’t want to subsidize it forever.
To keep Hardware anywhere close to the black - they have to get money coming in. The controller can drop unaffected by the Ram crisis, and recently unaffected by the illegal tarifs
Only thing I want, so hell yeah
I want the vr headset but not for that price.
No I do not know what the price is.
I have an Index and it was 100% worth the price. I used to play a variety of games (Half Life Alyx, Synth Riders and Until You Fall were my favorites) and then I discovered modded Skyrim. A couple years later and my mind is still blown every time I put my headset on and get to wander around Skyrim, look up at the mountains and sunsets, stealth through caves so dark I can barely see a thing, slay dragons using realistic archery where I have to reach back to get an arrow for every shot and actually aim my bow down the arrow, sword fighting involves more than just mashing attack and block, and I can cast spells with hand gestures. I sometimes go months without playing and then wonder why I stopped when I load back into it. I have to set a timer because I lose myself in VR and will play for hours and hours. Sometimes I turn it on and just go somewhere sit down and look at the scenery or watch the NPCs going about their lives.
There’s mods that take their clothes off too.
The real use case for vr
Haven’t used a controller on a PC, but would be interested in trying this one if it’s not ridiculously expensive. I’m predicting a hundred-ish EUR, and if it’s around that, I’d give it a go.
I’m mostly just use controllers for playing games which have driving mechanics. Controlling vehicles with just WASD is awful.
I’m the type of guy who expects driving to be done with the arrow keys (at least for a game that’s not a full blown driving simulator or driving centric), but that would imply the game not requiring you to use the mouse at the same time. But then, depending on the game, replacing a mouse with a controller could be a downgrade in a certain regard.
In the end I’m just curious. I’ll try, if it doesn’t work for me, I’ll sell it, and that’s it.
Edit: I didn’t imply steering with the mouse - that’s terrible. See my other comment further down.
I mean obviously you can map the controls however you like but using the mouse to control the vehicle seems weird.
No, I meant games where you can drive, but can use the mouse at the same time for other things like shooting - as opposed to games where you just drive and can have both hands on the keyboard (and in that case I’d personally prefer the arrows over WASD).
Steering with a mouse is obviously terrible and I’d prefer any other method over that. Aiming and shooting with a controller is not ideal and I’d prefer mouse for that - but I’m still interested in trying a controller for third person action games where there might be some shooting, but not as a major part of the game.
Steam Frame… when?
I type these exact words into google about twice a week.
The original release date was sometime around Q1 2026, obviously trump’s tariffs (illegal tax) and then AI consuming all of the RAM has messed with the timeline.
Oh and then international shipping will be more expensive due to increased fuel prices because of the Iran war.
Can I mod that dpad though? I’d like individual buttons for each direction please.
I’ve been waiting for this controller for a while. Hoping it’s even remotely close to my expectations.
I’m so ready to turn the page on the crappy PS4 Pro controller I bought a few years back that developed charging and battery issues and become unreliable. Regardless of what Lemmy trolls want me to believe, I feel like a 2.5 year life span for a premium Sony controller was a rip-off.
I like the fact that the analog sticks are symmetrical in placement (compared to XBOX). So really, I’m just hoping that the batteries and connectors in these are more reliable than the poor quality crap that Sony puts out.
Regardless of what Lemmy trolls want me to believe, I feel like a 2.5 year life span for a premium Sony controller was a rip-off.
No, you’re right. That’s a fucking ripoff
I’m hoping for something under $70 even though I know there’s no chance.
2.5 years life spam for a controller is a rip-off, that being said I have PlayStation 4 controllers that are waaaay older than that and still work (battery is not great, anymore, but I’m sure I could find a replacement). I don’t know what people do with their controllers, mine last for years and years, the only controller I have that actually developed an issue is one that I lent to a friend for a month.
You can. Changing the battery is pretty easy.
Not that tbjs necessarily helps you but the battery in switch pro contolers was really easy to replace, spent like 5$ getting new ones from Ali express. Maybe try looking it up?
I still hold firm that the first steam controller is GOATed and it only failed because the world wasn’t ready for it yet.
I love my steam controller, but to me it wasn’t a good replacement for controller games. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great and the ONLY alternative to play non-controller games (and I put FPS games in this category), but trying to play most games that waere actually designed for a controller always felt off. The lack of a proper d-pad made it worse for pixel perfect games like Dead Cells, and while the track pad is great for aiming by emulating a mouse and adding gyro, most games also use the thumb stick for mini-games or something that feels weird with the track pad. And yes, I know I could setup layers to solve that, but it’s just easier to grab another controller.
On the other hand, since I held my Steam Deck I’ve been wanting a controller that was the exact same thing. It works 100% like a normal controller, plus has 2 trackpads and 4 back buttons. They fixed every single issue I had with the OG controller, kept everything I loved about it, and even added some things I didn’t knew I needed (extra back buttons, capacitive gyro, etc).
It also failed because they had to stop producing it due to some patent troll.
This. Fuck SCUF and their owners Corsair
Back buttons are an obvious modification kf previous designs; they aren’t patentable.
I still have mine and I agree. Though I do like the changes on this new one to more mirror the steamdeck.
I wish I could get an original one, but the new one being in line with the deck is great because the deck is ergonomic as duck!
You can get them for pretty reasonable prices on eBay. I got mine last year for like $60
Thanks, lemme look at second hands.
Why can’t you get an original one?
Valve got sued by a patent troll over the back buttons.
Fuck SCUF and Corsair
But I just bought an original one
Not new from Valve, they haven’t sold or made any more since 2019. You either bought it second hand or from some third-party shop that just had some left in stock.
No one said new
I have extras (used, good shape) if you’re serious and want to discuss in DMs. Not a scam, I just bought 4 when they unloaded the old stock cheap and would entertain giving you one.
I hope it’s more ergonomic than the Deck is because the proximity of the face buttons to the edge of the device on the Deck make it really difficult to press compared with an Xbox controller. With the Xbox controller your thumb has a nice uninterruptable range of motion when moving between the buttons. However, on the Deck, trying to press the B button especially causes the thumb to hit the part of your hand below the index finger.
Either that or I just have small hands.
I felt like replacing one of the two sticks with a trackpad just ended up being the worst of both worlds. You don’t get the accuracy of using a mouse and you don’t get any of the design benefits of having twin sticks. The vast majority of controller supported games are designed with twin sticks in mind. Crimson Desert is a great example from recent memory because I can’t imagine doing circular motions on the right trackpad, which is what you need to do for one skill and the fishing minigame. My thumbs are too lazy for that. But with a stick that’s easy enough to do. Overall fighting games are harder, flying games are harder, twin-stick shooters are almost impossible. Any game that requires some stick-like movements from the right stick instantly get harder to play.
I’m not hating on the Steam Controller, there were quite a lot of innovations I would’ve loved with twin stick controller. The return of the twin sticks is the main reason I’m excited for the controller. I’m also happy with the Dpad coming back because I always felt that was also somewhat clunky on the first controller. Overall I think this one might end up being GOATed.
Yeah I don’t get why people praise the trackpads on it so much. Trackpads are such ass and always have been. Some people will just praise valve no matter what they do.
Mostly yes, but it wasn’t flawless. Those trackpads are quite loud (compared to the Deck), the ABXY buttons are a bit too small and awkwardly placed, and there are just many times that I want a second thumbstick. Also it lacks touch-to-engage for the gyro but that’s a newer invention.
I think the most impressive innovation came from pairing it with Steam Input. That system is still wildly underappreciated; it’s what lets you turn the trackpads into things like custom radial menus.
I despise trackpads so I never bought a steam controller. But steam input is money. It made some of my old PC favorites like Thief playable with a controller.
There was touch-to-engage with the gyros tied to the touchpads, I still use it today. Unless I’m not understanding what that means.
Oh, maybe they added it later! Pretty cool if so. It just means you can tilt the controller without affecting the gyro until your thumbs are on the pads or joysticks. It’s configurable on the Deck.
I like the loud
I find it breaks my game immersion 🤷♂️
I use mine every day. Also, it never failed.
How do you use yours? I have a couple, and have never managed to figure out how to get them to pair properly to either my Mac or my Linux machine. I mean, they pair, but then I can’t really seem to use them for much.
You just load steam, set your profile of choice in Steam Input for your game and go.
What do you use it for? The only game I found that worked really well was Metroid Prime (after a ton of tweaking)
Every controller game, and select mouse ones. It’s especially good at FPS games over a normal controller thanks to it’s gyro.
Ooo. You can use the tilt to aim? That sounds amazing.
Yeah so you use the pads for normal aiming and refine with the gyro. It works well tho takes time to get used to it.
Ah, nice. It’s a long time since I tried playing a shooter on a console. It’s good to know they’ve addressed the mushiness of the aiming.
I hate shooters on console, but shooters on console with tilt-aiming are way more palatable for me. Only way I managed to play BOTW on Switch and Horizon: Zero Dawn on PS4.
I agree, although I believe it was:
60% society not ready for the awesome
40% people with small hands
Lmao. More like 60% of people know that replacing sticks with trackpads was an awful idea. Valve tried too hard and failed, and they know they failed by the looks of it
All they know is that society still isn’t ready
100% reason to remember the name.
But also:
- Only one thumbstick
- Terrible Dpad
I have it. The original Steam Controller is not really a good controller in my opinion. It has huge flaws, such as holding it for longer period of time starts hurting my hands, the missing dpad and missing second stick, and the weird sound it makes when using the touchpads.
The thing that killed it for me is that the touch pads were just terrible as replacements for the dpad and right analog stick
no
Fully and entirely correct.
When GabeCube?
When steam frame?
i will also steam frame
I will steam frame used 4 years later :(
GabeGoggle
i liked my original steam controller, but it’s a pain in the ass to make it work outside of steam, now i bought a cheap gamesir gamepad and i’m playing comfortably in gamepass games and emulators
I just set up the original steam link with the original controller which was a pita after not having a dongle and spending 2 hours updating. Paired it with my 8bit and it’s ok so far. Still a pita on startup because it doesn’t recognize the 8bit but I’m sure that’s a operator error (xinput or whatever).
I can’t see myself using anytime other than my 8bit honestly.
You can launch non steam games via steam and get access to their steam controller software.
I have the original too. Best controller I’ve ever used.
it doesn’t always work, you can’t add UWP games for example, it would be cool if the translation layer would work on the system level, without that steam overlay
UWP games should work with this.
