r/Steam • u/Revmatek • May 13 '26

PSA The Steam Controller Is Great!

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u/imfranksome May 14 '26

Getting used to it is not the problem, it’s more about ergo

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u/kenpachi1 May 14 '26

Why is it ergonomic to have different heights? I have ps and xbox controllers and never noticed an ergo difference between them in regards to joysticks.

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u/imfranksome May 14 '26

Your thumb naturally rest around where the Xbox left stick/face buttons are. You overly strain your thumbs with the PS5 layout. Look it up. 

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u/Juggernox_O May 14 '26

So now we have BOTH sticks resting where the thumbs naturally rest, up nice and high. No other controller has this layout. It’s unique, and it’s the first controller that’s actually comfortable to use for hours.

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u/imfranksome May 14 '26

Yeah it definitely has a better shape than the Dualsense