Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller and Steam Frame

Re:Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller and S... by SparkBomb on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @07:11PM (#45908745)

Their previous generation controller wasn't great (I have one). I got it on sale and the haptive stuff didn't work to well IMO.

I have a 8bitdo controller and they are really good. They work perfectly with Debian 13 and probably pretty much every other distro.

https://www.8bitdo.com/ultimate-3-mode-controller-xbox/

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Re:Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller and S... by HeWhoLurksLate on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @07:41PM (#45909006)

I have six of the previous generation controller and I love them, only minor annoyance is pairing them occasionally. I don't really use the haptics part all that much though

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Re:Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller and S... by seba_dos1 on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @08:54PM (#45909503)

Steam Controller was significantly better than Xbox controllers for some kinds of games, but it was much clunkier for others. Steam Deck's controller is an improvement over either of them, and this new Steam Controller appears to be pretty much Deck's controller without the Deck, with some tiny extras added.

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Re:Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller and S... by Balinares on Thursday November 13, 2025 @02:22AM (#45911785)

The Steam Controller is amazing for first person games. I set the right pad to quick mouse movement with some inertia and the gyro to precise mouse movement, and it feels so natural and pleasant to use.

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Re:Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller and S... by SparkBomb on Thursday November 13, 2025 @03:12AM (#45912161)

I didn't like it at all for FPS

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