Steam Hardware
A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.
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I actually love the touchpads, but it weird that I'm thinking about this more in the context of a media center PC than actually playing games? I definitely wouldn't use this for all games unless the form factor was really good.
Because, trying to operate Desktop Mode docked on Steam Deck with a controller is...painful, and this controller would be perfect for jumping into a web browser for streaming sites that don't have Kodi add-ons (Kanopy and Patreon are two that come to mind).
The original Steam Controller has become my go-to HTPC controller any time I have a PC hooked up to a TV. It's great.
This is a straight-up improvement. As long as the D-pad is good, it's going to become my #1 way to interact with any computer that I'm not sitting at a keyboard for.
Even if the D-pad isn't good, I might just hack it apart and put microswitches in it.
I have Stremio+Torrentio set up on my deck, and use a PS5 controller for its trackpad since Stremio is very difficult to navigate with a controller. Still, the PS5 controller sucks in a lot of ways and I'd love to upgrade to this!
I think this will also be great for couch gaming with games that weren't intended to be used with a controller, much like the SteamDeck. The track pads open up so much flexibility.