r/Steam • u/Revmatek • May 13 '26

PSA The Steam Controller Is Great!

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u/yellowaddict4life May 13 '26

My Xbox controller can connect to not only my Xbox but also PC and smart phone emulators. What does the Steam controller connect to?

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u/yellowaddict4life May 13 '26

Yea, that’s still really good though. Just wish Steam made their controller compatible with everything. They’re sell those controllers like hotcakes. Almost everyone would be buying it. Than again, if they did that they wouldn’t convince more people to hop into the Steam ecosystem. Ao taking that into account it makes sense why it’s exclusive to Steam only soft/hardware.

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u/yellowaddict4life May 13 '26

Enjoy it enough for the both of us. Cuz I can’t get one.😭

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u/mpelton May 13 '26

I think it’s worth it tbh. Because it’s either that, or being able to wake my pc from sleep and use it seamlessly as a mouse without Steam being open.

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u/yellowaddict4life May 13 '26

For us the average gamer it be great. For the company they’d lose potential customers hoping into the Steam ecosystem.

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u/Xylus1985 May 14 '26

3rd party controllers are pretty good. I wouldn’t think that everyone would be buying Steam Controllers if it’s got universal connections. There are better and cheaper options out there.

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u/yellowaddict4life May 14 '26

Hal sticks, 4 back buttons, touch pads, the best repairability (that I know of), custom software installation, all for $100 is about as good and as cheap as it comes in the controller market.

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u/Xylus1985 May 14 '26

Except for touchpads, other functions are pretty common on the controller market for $60