The claims seem suspect; how exactly can a Steam Controller replace a mouse and keyboard when gaming? That suspicion is being tested over at The Tech Report who recently tried out Valve's new Steam Controller, comparing it not only to a standard PC input setup but also to a XBox controller. For the test they used Rocket League, Team Fortress 2, Just Cause 3, and Helldivers with mixed results. In the end the Steam Controller was just not as useful as the Logitech M570 trackball, wireless keyboard, and Xbox 360 controller the reviewer is used to. That said, with a lot of practice and time spent tweaking your input profiles you could find the Steam Controller is for you … if you want it.
"Valve's Steam Controller is supposed to obviate the mouse and keyboard for PC gaming in the living room. We put our thumbs on the Steam Controller's twin trackpads and took it for a spin to see whether it does the job."
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I have played with it quite
I have played with it quite much and it has been a great controller so far although mouse+keyboard is still my main choice. The games like Crusader Kings 2 and Civilizations 5 are totally playable with Steam Controller and of course FPS games are much better with it than traditional gamepads.
Many games doesn’t have a controller support so those games may require some tuning. At least SteamOS has good configuration options for the controller.
It is a great product being a first generation of Steam Controller. Valve has done a great job.
I’ve got it working on linux.
I’ve got it working on linux. The product itself is a little light for my tastes, but the interaction is smooth and enjoyable.
I’ve got it working on linux.
I’ve got it working on linux. The product itself is a little light for my tastes, but the interaction is smooth and enjoyable.
I am still pessimistic on the
I am still pessimistic on the whole controller replacing mouse/keyboard thing!
Gamepads are great for games like Mad Max, Batman style games or platform games like Ori and the blind forest, But useless for fps games especially if you plan to play against others online.
The steam controller doesnt
The steam controller doesnt replace a mouse and keyboard. And you are right m+kb will rule for a subset of games. But, the steam controller gives you a great alternatieve for when you have a game that doesnt understand controllers and you want to play from the couch. Besides that it is a really nice new id to a controller and it works well for a reasonable price. I own one and I recommend it.
Waiting for 2.0.
Same with
Waiting for 2.0.
Same with the Steam Link.
The current Steam Link is
The current Steam Link is pretty nice as well.
Valve is porting Koji for Steam Link: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/blob/examples/kodi/examples/kodi.patch
Steam Link SDK was released recently.
I found the controller to
I found the controller to work well even though I will emit that I play with a controller on pc ( Even FPS ) I found that games that I was unable to play with my 360 controller I can now Configur and play.
I got the controller, and
I got the controller, and held on to it for a month before trying it out. It turns out my X button is broken, and now I’ve lost the USB dongle. So for me a total loss.
I’m too old to learn new
I’m too old to learn new tricks I guess. I could not get used to it.