Take this with a pinch of salt as you always do with leaks, but it appears Valve may be prepping a Steam Controller 2, along with a new controller for their Deckard VR kit as well.
  • Dave@lemmy.nzEnglish
    25·
    3 days ago

    Better battery placement, because the original is a nightmare to get batteries out.

    I’m curious about this. There’s a little switchy button thing and the batteries pop right out. I’m not sure what makes it a nightmare, I quite like the battery placement.

    • 0ops@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I thought it was really satisfying. Not to mention just really clever engineering. Back when I still had one I was popping the batteries in and out like it was a fidget toy, definitely wouldn’t call it a nightmare

      • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        3 days ago

        Then that’s an engineering mistake / wrong fits, instead of an “battery placement” issue

      • Dave@lemmy.nzEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I’ve always used rechargeables. While I agree to some extent, the action to pop them out makes it a lot easier to get them out than in the Xbox 360 controller from around the same time. The Xbone ones are easier now but perhaps they will do steam controller 2 in a similar way to the 1 but leave a little extra clearance.

    • Chee_Koala@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      It takes an extra second to read/see what you are supposed to do, but after that I have to agree with you, I also like the placement and actions required to replace the batteries.

    • thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Idk why you are being down voted it’s true. It was a plasticity nightmare. And I don’t understand how people liked the track pads. There’s a reason a carry a mouse with my gaming laptop because there’s no way I’m going to play a fps with a track pad

      • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        1 day ago

        The gaming community for whatever reason mostly has hard on for value. Despite them rent seeking and being a generally shitty company where it matters.

        Paid betas killing discs…yay steam!

    • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      Imma need you to expand this answer.

      I don’t care for controller gaming much, but this one didn’t strike me as notably worse than amy other.

      • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldEnglish
        43·
        2 days ago

        Bad shape, poor feel and quality, and the track pad takes up too much space for a hack.

        Limited official game support made it a detection nightmare and caused quite a few games to register it as m&KB.

        Haptics on PS5 are also much much better.

        • 0ops@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          I do hope the shape is improved. The main reason I sold my og steam controllers is because I couldn’t figure out how to hold them comfortably. My steam deck feels amazing in hand though, so I hope it’s like that 🤞

        • Manzas@lemdro.idEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          A 5 year older controller is obviously going to be worse ,but the game support is valid