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This guy will have to wait for his younger brother.
It was available to buy starting noon local time. I refreshed the page until the buy option became available, but kept getting an error when submitting payment. Waited about half an hour and now it's sold out. Ni modo I guess.
Ah, one of the dozen people who actually liked the original Steam controller! A rare sight indeed.
There are dozens of us!
I actually didn't like it very much. Had to dig it out of a drawer for this photo. The face buttons are in an awkward position and the left trackpad is a terrible D-pad substitute. But I loved the gyro, and if it didn't invent grip buttons it was my first exposure to them at least, and both MS and Nintendo liked them, too, since the Xbox elite controller and switch 2 pro controller have them. I saw the potential and looked forward to Valve improving it, and by all accounts this new iteration is an improvement.
I'm also a sucker for mold-breaking attempts at better ergonomics. I own a Twiddler. Still can't get the hang of it, but nothing ventured nothing gained.
Ironically, I think it was those very buttons that infringed on a preexisting patent and led to Valve getting sued
Exact same, I loved the features but it just wasn't very comfortable in my hands. The steam deck feels way better to me, and the new controller looks like that minus the screen, so I've been super excited for this.
One of the things I did like about the original was actually the grips. I also loved the Gamecube style triggers, though I wish they had the same amount of travel as the GCN.
That's interesting. The comfort was the number 1 feature of the original controller for me. The deck is the one hurting my wrists.
I guess it depends on the shape and size of your hands. For me the Steam controller sucked, the xbox controller fits much better in my hands but also isn't quite right sometimes.
I've heard a lot of other anecdotes from people who found the og controller really comfortable when others weren't, so you're definitely not alone there. Personally, I was constantly readjusting my grip but could never find that illusive sweet spot, so after awhile I'd start straining and cramping. I had a couple bumping around for a few years that I pulled out occasionally but I eventually sold them on eBay when their prices skyrocketed and mine were just collecting dust.
The old one was great if you just dropped the idea if twin sticks. I switched to a flick stick like setup without the stick and it changed the whole game. It only became unusable after I got the steam deck. I can't live without the touchpad menus.
I loved my OG steam controller! I wished I had bought more than one when it died 7 years later. Thing was bomb proof. Never had any other controller last that long say for anything built after the N64 anyway.
It took a lot of getting used to. So great for pc games.
Hoping the new one is just as durable. I guess it's reparable too!
Bomb proof is not how I’d describe the OG steam controller. Maybe a bomb? They were not built well.
My OG controllers 7 years of service speaks volumes against the PS4-5 longevity of 1.5 years. Dont know about the xBox as I absolutely hate non symmetrical joysticks.
I've had quite the oposite experience. My PS4 controller never gave me any problems for the 6ish years I had it. But the OG steam controller is the only controller I've ever broken. I like to think I treat my stuff well because I've never had any issues besides stick drift on any controller I've ever owned. But in the limited time I used a steam controller I managed to break it twice. After the second time I just got rid of it.
Like 6 months ago I found one at a thrift store and it's rough too. I should dig it out before the new one arrives.
How did it die? I've never had any problems with mine because I baby it.
For me one of my controllers shoulder buttons failed. I tracked down the switch and soldiered on a new one. On another one of the back buttons broke and I had to print a new back plate for it. Also on my heavily used steam controllers the stick is now getting drift. But I have 4 of them. Two still new in box.
I also could not get a new steam controller and I really want one.
I don't even remember what happened. Mourned her every time I had to buy a ps5 controller ever since.
I'm going to see if I have her packed away somewhere and if I do I'll give an update.
why is today reminisce about projector day?
I used the OG steam controller when I had a projector setup, I'd turn my office chair (that I used at home) around to look at the wall instead of the computer and use the virtual keyboard/mouse for films or watching stuff, or even playing games. Although it did take a lot to adapt to some which I preferred to use a regular controller. I forget if it was Just Cause 3/4 I played the shit out of with the steam controller or something else.