A few Werks ago, I sold my Xbox one and with that my only working controller for my PC. Since then, i have been playing hollowknight and Jedi fallen order on my old Xbox 360 controller with its unlikeable d-pad, even after multiple mods to it.
And with the steam controller coming, im eagerly awaiting the steam controller
My guess is about 100-150€, since the price of a General controller with back buttons and no Hall effect Joysticks or touchpads is already about 100€, so this + all the cool shit steam is doing will be more.
If a steam controller 2 or whatever is in the ballpark of around $100USD, I’d be down to either save for one or hope Valve does something similar to what they did with the steam deck and sell refurbished controllers at a slightly lower price.
1 dollar, Bob.
That seems a bit high high to me; if they want to move them in significant quantities, I’d think they’d need to try to land in the $80 USD range, give or take a hair.
They have quite a few other controller options out there that they are competing against, and even though it’s awesome, they definitely could potentially price people off of it.
I’d consider at top $100. One should come with the Steam Machine right? It can’t be too expensive to manufacture if it’s coming with what should be a competitively priced PC
Yes, but you can use any input device with steam, unlike the consoles where you need a controller thats partnered with the brand.
Using my PS5 controllers on the Steam Deck is great when playing multiplayer locally.
I’m fairly sure that the new controller uses TMR instead of Hall Effect joysticks.
My guess is 80 USD.
I bought a 8 bitdo ult 2 and a 2 c both are great. My only problem is that I wished that the USB stick support multiple controls like the 8 controllers thr Xbox wireless adapter.
$3.50
I was just about to pay for my controller when I noticed that Gabe Newell was bout 500 feet tall and from the palaeolithic era.
I’m thinking the right price is about $80, and I’d be very happy if the price is lower than that.
the price of a General controller with back buttons and no Hall effect Joysticks or touchpads is already about 100€
That seems expensive, you can get hall effect or even TMR sticks and back buttons for well below that. That said, I do think the Steam Controller will be more expensive than that. 80-100€ is my guess.
The 8Bit-Do Ultimate 2 with TMR-Sticks and Backbuttons was just over 55€ before christmas. Those features don’t necessarily mean a steep pricetag.
If it’s more than 60€ (incl. VAT) then I’m not going to buy one. I already have more controllers than I need (including the original Steam Controller) so I see it more as a collector’s item.
$100
Would you buy these if you have a steam deck? If so, why
Yes, because I also have a desktop PC, not to mention a dock for my Steam deck. Sure, I could keep using my old Xbox controller on the PC, but the Steam controller creates perfect continuity between my deck, pc, and deck docked.
I sometimes play with my Deck docked, but a lot of my games aren’t playable without the extra buttons/track pads/gyro of the steam deck.
I would buy them if the Steam Deck can’t be a controller for the Steam Machine (which I’m cautiously considering), like the Wii U
If you have more than one computer or like to play with it docked.
My Steam Deck has neither a large screen nor surround sound, nor is it a standalone controller
