Valuy@lemmy.zip to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoValve's £85 Steam Controller divides gamers ahead of May launchwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square160linkfedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down115
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minus-squareShadowRam@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoIt’s the rear buttons, And the insane customization and re-mapping of buttons/functions/gyro/etc that steam allows you to create that sells me on these controllers.
minus-squaretomalley8342@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days ago8bitdo pro 2 has gyro, back buttons, and native steam input support for like 40 bucks, so it’s gotta be mostly the touchpad.
minus-squareLiveLM@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoCorrect. On top of that, the 8BitDo acts as a bog standard Xinput device without the need for Steam, so if you’re not a touchpad user there’s really no reason to get the Steam Controller over the 8BitDo.
It’s the rear buttons,
And the insane customization and re-mapping of buttons/functions/gyro/etc that steam allows you to create that sells me on these controllers.
8bitdo pro 2 has gyro, back buttons, and native steam input support for like 40 bucks, so it’s gotta be mostly the touchpad.
Correct. On top of that, the 8BitDo acts as a bog standard Xinput device without the need for Steam, so if you’re not a touchpad user there’s really no reason to get the Steam Controller over the 8BitDo.