Features:
- 4 Custom Buttons to assign Functions
- Full Gyro Support (only when “Steam Mode” is activated)
- A customization feature to only activate Gyro when a specific joystick is touched
- Continuous button pressing or “Rapid Fire” mode for face buttons
- Supports both Bluetooth and Wired connections
- A dedicated Steam button to start big picture mode or bring Steam up
- A Quick Access Menu button
However it doesn’t have:
- vibration function
- trackpad
- Headphone jack
It will cost around $50
No vibration at all? That’s a really strange choice…
50?
So they left out vibration so it wouldn’t be the usual 60?
Those savings don’t take the price down to “will buy” they take the featureset down to “will never buy”.
Yup. I’m still waiting for the perfect controller that has gyro and bindable paddles through Steam Input. This is finally a controller that delivers those things, but then lacks such a basic feature like rumble. I really hope they have a pro version planned.
Useless without trackpads. I can just use any other controller instead of this.
I seem to be in the unpopular opinion camp with this, but I actually really like it. I am a huge fan of the gyro+stick combo with touch capacitance, and this is the only controller to release with that steam deck touch capacitance feature. Biggest criticism I have for it is the lack of vibration, but im optimistic about this controller
Looks ugly as fuck and is missing pretty standard features but thanks for trying, I guess?
I hope this prompts other companies like 8bitdo and King Kong to make their own Steam-first gamepads
What are you missing in terms of features.
All the things mentioned at the bottom. No vibration, audio, or trackpad. I think what people would want in a new steam controller is the controls of the steam deck without the screen
I would call those standard features (except vibration) though.
Vibration is a pretty big one
Alright, personally I don’t really care too much about that.
Hori in shambles after learning they could have had a button bound to recording
No vibration is a strange choice given that Nintendo and Sony went out of their way to make that much better in recent years.
Lack of trackpad is more understandable. Sony have had that for two generations now, and I’ve never really seen it used as anything other than a big Select button. I bounced off the Steam Controller simply because games designed for controllers feel much better with thumbsticks. If I want to play a mouse controlled game like Civ, I will use a mouse. Even from my sofa.
The first controller other than the Steam Controller with 4 back buttons that work with steam input I am buying. It seems this isn’t the one yet and I am assuming these custom buttons are in the front (they didn’t show the back at all). 🥲
Idk what it has that a DualSense (PS5 controller) doesn’t
say what you will about sony but god DAMN that controller is good
Capacitive analog sticks usable for enabling gyro, and four (afaik) fully Steam input API rebindable extra buttons, two on the back, two in front.
Also 1/4th the price of a DualSense Edge (which I believe is the one with the two back buttons?)Analog stick placement is ass like all of their controllers.
Hard disagree
Could be worse, could be XBox. shudders
