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Comment on One gamer got so tired of waiting for Valve, he made his own 'Steam Controller 2' out of Steam Deck parts, and it even splits in half like Switch Joy-Cons

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TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

For me, I want one with internal rechargeable (and replaceable) batteries, more reliable Bluetooth, and multi-device targeting (ie those 1,2,3 toggles you see on stuff like mouse/keyboards - I use mine on my Steam Deck and also on my desktop - dont want to mess with pairing each time. Plus if I end up with with a Switch 2, the trackpad would be interesting for mouse mode if those could connect (no idea)).

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zqps@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You know you can just chuck rechargeable 2.4V AA batteries in there and it works perfectly, right?

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- TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yes but
  
  it doesn’t let me charge and play at the same time
  
  I could hot swap in and out batteries, but it doesn’t report battery percentage
  
  It also doesn’t auto-pause when the battery dies, like other systems do
  
  It runs through them quickly
  
  it acts finicky/unpredictable when the battery is very low, rather than reaching a consistent threshold and stopping working
  
  In combination with a bug/anti-feature I’ve posted about previously, my Steam Deck sees it as a new controller every time the batteries are replaced, despite the Bluetooth MAC/BDA not changing.
  
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  - zqps@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Fair enough. I much prefer replacing them every few hours rather than using a wire, and I haven’t had those identification problems you describe. Lately comes down to setup and usage profile it seems.
    
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- phonics@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Rechargeables get stuck and are waaaay harder to remove than regular because they’re just a bit bigger. I have solved this with a loop of sticky tape around the batteries so I got a bit of a pull tab when using them.so it works…but not perfectly
  
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