It’s so good if you ignore the price, the symmetric thumbsticks, the awkward trackpads and the fact it only works on Steam games.
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mrodri89@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Whats the big deal with this controller anyway? I dont get it.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 month ago
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s so good if you ignore
the price
Which is fair considering the features
the symmetric thumbsticks
Which some of us prefer.
the awkward trackpads
Which are the biggest selling point of the controller, if you don’t want trackpads an 8BitDo has almost the same features.
and the fact it only works on Steam games.
That’s not a fact, in fact it’s quite wrong. The controller works outside of steam normally, it’s just that it’s mapped to common desktop inputs which are less than useful for games butake total sense in a world where it’s meant to be used plugged to a PC and you might need to click your way through to open Steam. But there are open source programs to map the inputs to a controller which is essentially what SteamInput does. At least that’s what the OG controller did and from the reviews of the new one seems to be exactly the same.
And before you say “but you have to install a third party tool” that’s also true for other controllers if you want full features.
alfert@feddit.dk 1 month ago
I dont think it only works with steam games
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It has trackpad which allow you to play KB+mouse games very fluidly. Also they can be used to add radial or grid buttons to any game.
It has TMR sticks which means no drift and less power consumption.
It has a gyro.
It has 4 back buttons.
It’s fully compatible with steam Input so you can do crazy mappings of every single input.
It has capacitive sensors on the thumb sticks and handles so you can use that as input or modifiers.
It uses a dedicated dongle that has a latency comparable with plugged device according to some tests.
It also connects via cable or Bluetooth.
It’s very reparable friendly and Valve will be offering replacement parts.
mrodri89@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Ooh I see. Im just always using mouse and keyboard like a nerd so Id probably rarely use this stuff. Thanks tho!
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yup, this is not going to replace KB+Mouse, but it is the closest we have been able to get in a controller form factor, so if you want to play on your TV in the living room this unlocks many games that you simply couldn’t play before.
In short if you don’t care about controllers then you shouldn’t care about this, but as far as controllers go it’s, IMO, the best there is by a LONG shot.