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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Steam Controller Jun 7, 2015 2:12:54 GMT Lord Ba'al and Spiderweb like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2015 2:12:54 GMT My face, it wants one... store.steampowered.com/app/353370

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Steam Controller Jun 7, 2015 16:48:14 GMT Roumsen likes this

Post by simon22cans on Jun 7, 2015 16:48:14 GMT

[own personal opinion disclaimer]. I'm not sure I can be bothered with this. I think it will only lead to games being designed specifically for it, so you'll most likely end up with two very different experiences and lose some of the ones that are designed with a kb/mouse interface specifically. Hopefully we don't end up in a situation where devs will feel as though they should support a proper controller interface on PC to get some featuring on Steam to help shift hardware units.

That said, its a good tick in the box for moving console games to steam.

morsealworth Young God Posts: 1,286 Pledge level: Benefactor	Steam Controller Jun 7, 2015 16:54:03 GMT Roumsen and simon22cans like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by morsealworth on Jun 7, 2015 16:54:03 GMT Proper for PC is mouse/keyboard. Wait, it's keyboard(+mouse). Should remember the actual order.
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Jun 7, 2015 16:54:03 GMT morsealworth said:

Proper for PC is mouse/keyboard.

Wait, it's keyboard(+mouse). Should remember the actual order.

That depends on the type of games one likes. I prefer games that are mainly mouse controlled but there are exceptions.

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morsealworth Young God Posts: 1,286 Pledge level: Benefactor	Steam Controller Jun 7, 2015 21:57:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by morsealworth on Jun 7, 2015 21:57:51 GMT No, I talk about computer's basic internal structure. Pay no mind.
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Jun 7, 2015 16:48:14 GMT simon22cans said:

There are a few games that my husband and I play at the moment where our DS4/XB360 controllers feel more natural on the PC (e.g. Planetside 2 flight after the recent changes. He plays Elite:Dangerous with a HOTAS, I prefer a DS4+ KB/M. We both play Borderlands on the PC with XB360 controllers as it feels more.. arcadish to us and that precision you get with the kb/m is a tad unnecessary)

I think that this new kit will certainly be fun to fiddle with, but I hope it will be more of a fringe niche, akin to gamepads (Nostromos, etc.) rather than a bandwagon item that will produce some tech demo level shovelware (e.g. PS motion controllers, etc)

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Steam Controller Jun 8, 2015 9:13:54 GMT

Post by greay on Jun 8, 2015 9:13:54 GMT

I 100% prefer a controller to mouse/keyboard. Yes, even for FPSes.

... and OH THANK GOD THEY ADDED AN ANALOG STICK. I've tried two iterations of the Steam controller. And honestly, it just didn't feel right. The earlier ones did not have an analog stick; it was just 2 trackpads. Which felt nowhere near as comfortable nor as precise as an analog stick. And the button placement felt weird, because the idea was clearly that the 2 trackpads were the primary controls. That still looks like it's the case, sadly.

I'm probably going to stick to my PS4 controller. That feels lovely to hold. But this might be tempting for couch games w/games that don't support it.

Also, mouse+keyboard is rubbish for local multiplayer games.

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