Comment on Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame

taygaloocat@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Frigidlollipop@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Am I the only one who preferred the “skinnier” style of controller like the old GameCube or even N64 controllers? I loved that grip control, now it feels like we’ve been either trending towards bloated controllers like this one that suck for people with smaller hands or those tiny little joycons that hurt to use long term.

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  • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Wii classic controller was very nice.

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• notgivingmynametoamachine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I give 0% of shit how it looks, all I care about it ease of use and performance. Track pads at your finger tips takes getting used to, but it’s a game changer for any game that isn’t classically easy to play with a controller.

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  • LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If a game isn’t easy to play with a controller then I’m probably just not going to play it with a controller to begin with honestly, track pads or no. If I have to mess with stuff in desktop mode on my steam deck then I use the pads but otherwise, I haven’t really found them useful.

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    • notgivingmynametoamachine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      To each their own, but you don’t really need to mess with stuff.

      For me, a game like fallout 3 or NV where I prefer fps style controls but don’t care enough to sit at my pc to play, the steam controllers track pads are perfect.

      I do get it though, it takes practice.

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• AldinTheMage@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It does look very chonky, and not very aesthetically pleasing.

  However, as a heavy user of the steam deck over the past year, I am super excited. The track pads and the extra inputs on the steam deck give so much flexibility to play games that otherwise wouldn’t work well with controller at all. I’m just hoping it feels better (or at least not worse) than the steam deck in terms of ergonomics. I plan on getting one for my desktop PC.

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• surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Try using Steam link with a regular controller, and put it in mouse mode. You’ll be wishing for those touch pads.

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  • Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Why would I ever do that? Ever?

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