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switch pro controller unironically has the best battery life out of all these, think you got a bad one

Thank u

If Steam came out with a new controller which would be basically the steam deck without the screen I would buy it in a heartbeat

I agree with all your takes except for I have a issue with the steam decks d-pad

What happens if you just plug in your phone to your deck via usb C? Can you copy files straight over like it's an external harddrive?

I'd love a Steam Controller 2 with the same inputs as the Steam Deck.

The steam deck builtin controller is so good, that it's a shame there's no good option to use it as a PC controller.

Yeah In terms of PC or even Xbox gaming there is nothing special about the Series controllers the only changes those controllers made vs the Xbox one controller is that they took the disc looking dpad attachment form the Xbox Elite series 1 controller and stuck it on on top of making the switch from micro USB to USB C in terms of the charging port. I love my Guilkit KK3 max controller and I use it all the time for PC gaming. I still have my KingKong 2 pro controller which I switched it back to the Nintendo configuration so I can play my 3D Nintendo games. I liked my 8bitdo ultimate controller however I don't like the DS4 style triggers on them because they are so uncomfortable to use with some games and I got so used to the Xbox one style of triggers. I have an 8bitdo Sn30pro+ which I use for 2D games and SNES games. The way Microsoft is going with Xbox I don't think we will get another generation of Xbox controller to have similar features as the Dual Sense controller unless Guilikit or 8bitdo somehow make their own version of the tech without infringing on Sony.

You don't have the Stadia controller? They were giving them away.

6:44 Yeah, unfortunately, the only controllers you can actually customize those kind of back buttons for on a per game basis is the Xbox Pro and PlayStation Pro controller (and of course, the steam controller/steam deck controller.) If only having back buttons wasn't a pro feature, then maybe, just maybe, it would be part of the generic X input driver.

I played 60 hours of bg3 in ultra on my potato laptop with geforce now, it worked great

Hey, how about the Vader 3 pro?

Na the playsstation dualsence edge is better still the battery don’t last long with a charge but at least have some peers

I desperately want a decent Minecraft controller profile for deck input. I'd love to try the one briefly on screen.

im sorry but you put black people in your game and i cant support that. ^-^

The Wii U pro controller has been so good to me, its hard for me to switch to anything else.

Flydigi Apex 4 controller

I would be first in line for a steam deck console, I would even consider buying a MS console that was a Xbox/PC hybrid.

I mostly game on an Xbox Series S controller with an Armor X Pro. The Armor X Pro gives the Xbox controller back buttons and gyro, it can operate as a Switch or PS controller so you can use bative gyro with Steam.

Lol no way you showed some gameplay of Geometry Wars! I thought I was the only one who still plays this game. One of the first I installed on my Steam Deck.

Sidewinder gamepad was awesome back in the day! I loved mine. Especially good for emulating Genesis games.

Omg pleasssssseeeee tell me this fixes the issue with AirPods Pro 2. Mine will work for like 5 minutes, and then the audio becomes all stuttery and it's super annoying

There are gamecube style controllers with the extra buttons out there. Check em out, my dude. I wonder how good they are

The only thing that keeps me from using a dual sense is the fact that the battery power is just so low I'd have to charge it before I'm even done playing

UT 99 Facing Worlds. UT 99 had such an amazing soundtrack.

You forgot to mention Logitech rumblepad 2. I think is older than x360 and Linux support is still perfect.

Valve is a perfect example of what a company should be.

As a fellow controller afficionado, mostly agree with this list. :) Though I will say that the killer feature the Xbox One/Series gamepads have is easily, cheaply replaceable batteries. My go-to gamepad for development is my PS5 controller, and I've had to replace the battery once already, and my previous favorite, the PS4 controller I've had to do it twice. It's not hard, but it's not trivial or cheap either. I suspect a lot of these ended up in a landfill because of it. :( I suspect there's a reason why 360 gamepads are still around, and that's because a lot of them still work when you can just replace the batteries.

No love for dual sense edge on steam deck is that steam recognizes the FN buttons as back paddles using total to match the decks the track pad has three zones each with clickable functions, it also has gyro, its the closest to the decks native controls & my go to when my deck is docked

When ever I see people fight over X-box or PS5 controllers, X-box never has anything good to say, part from it's cheaper, but I would say they should be complaining that they are paying for something that is overpriced, it's a little cheaper than an PS5 controller, but it's basically an X-box 360 controllers, they should be complaining not defending it, the Switch Pro Controller is cheaper and it's also better.

There are no updates to the steam Deck LCD version

Sadly, my steam controller is recognised as present but no button input works, in any mode, when used wirelessly. And you can pair it with the steam deck only when wired. I have no idea why the functionality is so bad wirelessly.

I never thought this would work I assumed you could only have one thing open in game mode

My goto controllers these days are 8bitdo. The ultimate series are pretty good. My wired pro 2 on Linux rumbles all the time when not running a game or something accessing it....which is strange. My 8bitdo ultimate wired for xbox does not have this problem on Linux.

Zorin and mint . No brainer. My mother is very old and her first contact was with zorin . Had no issues of taking nice control of It in about a week. For my sister laptop i install mint. She IS very Happy.

The Steam controller is by far the best controller for PC ever made. I do think PS5 Dual Sense is the best for gaming but the Steam controller can be set up to be the best PC input i didn't use a mouse and keyboard for YEARS and only used the Steam controller to do everything on my computer. I do kinda hate that I don't still have an option in steam for the old steam controller split onscreen keyboard. But, I even dabbled in using unreal engine when i was trying to learn game development and the Steam controller was perfect for that. It is the most multipurpose controller ever and I will stand by that until something (probably from valve) surpasses it.

I've had the L/R buttons break on a couple of my steam controllers. They are plastic leaf springs, and surprisingly fragile to bumps or shocks. It's only a matter of time before they all break. Fortunately Valve has made complete 3D models available, including STL files of each part. Theoretically I can now 3D print replacements... I'll just keep using my dual shock 4 controllers.

I don't think I've agreed more with a video EVER. The prevalence of people just using xbox controllers on PC because they're used to it and "it works" is holding the entire industry back. Why hasn't xbox included gryo? I use a DualSense for 3d games and a 8bitdo pro 2 for platformers. Imho it's the best combo.

I like how your comments on the 360 controller being a "controller designed for Halo 3" and "having a crappy D-pad" feel spot-on, but then when talking about it being a controller from a bygone era that needs to be left behind, you give praise to the GameCube controller? Talk about a controller designed specifically for one game with a crappy D-pad. Let's not forget horrible face button placement, a c-stick nub that's a terrible substitute for a proper 2nd thumbstick, and uncomfortable triggers with too much travel distance.

I began transitioning to linux for my main pc. Im using mint, removed the cinnamon and installed kde desktop. World of Warcraft, Sims 4 and FH 5 all worked great. My only problem is that Libre Office messes the format of my Documents made with Office 365. While google drive worked, there are still problems with it when using it with dolphin. Hope that my exodus from microsoft to open source will be a lot easier in the future.

What if i dont have the steam decky icon when im in gaming mode?

ds4 sticks suck the ds3 is king . GB loves his d pad lol.

If you want to force your switch controller to turn off, just tap the pairing button on top. No idea why yours isn't shutting itself off automatically though, maybe something to do with wake on Bluetooth on the steam Deck OLED, or not having controller auto shutdown enabled in the steam deck controller settings?

Why are you making this so hard? Just get the correct rom (no hex editing needed) and then us the native Linux build instead of bottles.

I wouldn't call the Deck's D-pad great lol

I was a PS boy through and through but the controllers always killed me. My original dual shock was, imo, the best PS controller until the DS4. Once I held The Duke, it was over for me. I stayed loyal to Xbox until the "One" when i switched to PC. Now I switch between a series and dual sense. The new Dual Sense is the first PS controller I can comfortably use for extended periods. Still waiting on the perfect combo of them all though.

Weird, I didn't have those issues with the 8bitdo pro+.

The KK3's "turn the triggers digital with button-like resistance" feature seems like they would be perfect for FFXIV's chorded xhotbars, especially for the double-taps. Not even the Elite series 2 does that feature correctly.

I watched this hoping for a recommendation for a great, no compromises controller. Seems that doesn't really exist?

Steam Controller and Rad in the same sentence hurts. That controller is so garbage. I have every controller in the video and more.. but I always just go back to a regular Xbox One regular controller. Only time I don't use Xbox One is for Nintendo games, I jump between KK3/8bitUlt/Switch Pro.