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Give me the Steam Deck layout sans screen and I'll buy several.
So fucking fed up being charged out the ass for a few extra buttons and/or shitty build quality.
I went through RMAing SIX god damn Xbox elite 2 controllers before just giving up and getting my CC agency involved to get my money back.
I just want a controller with back pedals and touchpads for mouse emulation. Is that so hard?
I’d be surprised if they weren’t making exactly that. It’d also give devs an easier way to test controlling with a deck without having to buy one
This 100%. Personally I'm happy with the build quality on my Elite 2, but I hate that it requires Windows 10+ to update the firmware. And it really needs a trackpad.
But with hall effect, and slightly more angled triggers for better ergonomics since it doesnt have to be flat. And.. and..
if it ends up being like the steam deck layout, they'll probably just fuse the touch screens into one larger one in the center of the controller, towards the bottom. At that point, it would probably just be pretty similar to the playstation controller, but with slightly more questionable ergonomics, or maybe a more usable touchscreen.
steam deck shell with a slot for your phone or a power bank or a slice of toast if that's what you want
I hope they improve on the following
I switched to an 8bitdo controller with hall effect joysticks since, but I do miss the touchpad's precision for FPS.
Agreed with all of this except for similarity to Deck (if the touchpads are squircles I will lose my mind), but my main concern is the shoulder buttons. Pressing shoulder buttons on the SC is literally manual labor and sounds like cracking a glow stick. Hopefully they'll be more like the Deck or any other modern gamepad.
The only reason I stopped using mine was because the membrane that makes the ABXY feel mushy eventually went and I couldn't find a suitable replacement.
If they put in some sort of mechanical switches there so that this couldn't happen, I would probably never use anything else.
Yes to all this. I picked up my original Steam Controller the other day and forgot just how crazy loud that thing is.
Still using my Steam Controller every day, with two in reserve. By far my favorite gaming controller, simply because of those touchpads. I play a lot of turn-based strategy and doing it from the couch is sublime.
If Steam Controller 2 has touchpads and does something better than SC1, I'm probably in (dependent on pricing).
C'mon valve my wallet's so heavy
Sweeeet
Duuuude
What does mine say!?
Mine two steam controllers are still used almost daily, but they are showing there age in wear and tear.
So please be as great as version 1. I need two new ones
Some functionality that keeps me using the Steam Controller has been touchpads for movement, quick gadget swapping with touchpads, quick 180s/gyro activation with touchpads.
I use it to play games like Doom Eternal, Left 4 Dead 2, Spin Rhythm XD, The Finals, etc.
Sadly I don't find myself doing the same on the Steam Deck opting for the joysticks instead, since I don't find the placement, smaller size, square versus circle, and flat surface versus concave offering the type of consistency that I use the touchpads for on the Steam Controller. It feels more a touchpad appropriate for slow paced games or just desktop navigation than optimal for the way I use the touchpads on the Steam Controller. And I don't see Valve delivering on the touchpad end that I would like with the next Steam Controller with all the inputs it would be fitting in.
Fingers crossed for Joystick #2
I hope the rubber or whatever on the sticks doesn’t turn gross & sticky with time like the original.
Yaaaaas! I'll take 2!
moar touchpads!!!
Please make it feel less cheap than all your other creaky plastic stuff, Valve
And yet, my Steam Controller has outlasted 2 Dual Shocks
Happy for you
I hope the build quality is better on this one. My old one got worn out relatively quickly.
LET'S. FUCKING. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Hope for Hall Effect joystick
Ive been waiting for the next version of their vr. if it works with glasses almost a guarantee buy for me.
I didn’t realize my Rift S was too close to my lenses for a while 🙃 so now I use my previous scratched glasses so my scratched lenses don’t mess up my regular glasses. Would definitely appreciate a headset that works with glasses!
yeah its like its great if it takes lenses but I would like something I could use right away with little rigamorole.
BigScreen makes a vr headset that is Index compatible, about 150 grams, higher resolution, custom removable/swappable face cushion, and custom removable prescription inserts. Costs about $1000 USD for only the headset. It also doesn't have AR passthrough. If it cost a little more and had AR passthrough, I would be saving up for it now.
One of my friends has one of those and likes it, easier to store and makes full body tracking feel lighter as well
Ive been saving since the steamdeck. well one year after it launched because that is when I bought. I likely won't buy right away if they do make a second edition
I'll be saving for another year or so for a VR set. Hopefully the next gen will have the features I'm looking for.
yaaay, i hope so
Hell yeah