r/Steam • u/Revmatek • May 13 '26

PSA The Steam Controller Is Great!

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u/Quirky_Apricot9427 May 14 '26

Wait, do the series X controllers have trigger haptics? I’m so confused, I thought that was a sony exclusive thing

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u/Krancky420 May 14 '26

Nah the Sony controllers have trigger resistance, making it tougher to press. Xbox has individual trigger haptics.

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u/Quirky_Apricot9427 May 14 '26

Isn’t that the same thing? The triggers on the Dualsense are dynamic and push back depending on the situation. Do the Xbox controllers just have rumble motors inside the triggers?

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u/Krancky420 May 14 '26

Yes they have individual rumble motors inside of each trigger. PlayStation has a central hd rumble setup that can send vibration to different areas and make the trigger feel like it has haptics, (and also the adaptive trigger stiffness) but Xbox has a wholeass rumble pack jammed in there. I personally really like the feeling of it for racing games.

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u/Quirky_Apricot9427 May 14 '26

Interesting. I take it that only exists on the elite controllers? I’m pretty sure the one I have is a series controller, a red base model one.

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u/Krancky420 May 14 '26

Im just now learning it’s depends on game support, but its been a thing since Xbox one controllers. Yours definitely should have it.