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Personally I've never felt compelled to use the left touchpad, and I've never found a problem worth solving that the left pad would solve.

It's exactly because of setups like this that I'm excited for the SC2.
I can't believe we settled with joysticks for camera movement for so long. I don't think there's any other company around trying to challenge this standard.

Honestly, I think the Steam Deck has worse ergonomics than that last Steam Controller, but at least it has a d-pad and a second analog stick so that there's always a way to play a game with no configuration.

Wrong angle to the grips on the deck, wanna get my hands on an Ally to compare and possibly replace mine with that

I've got three, ranging between 8 and nearly 10 years old, with the oldest one seeing exponentially more use than the others, and they all still work flawlessly. I tend to put hundreds of hours into a handful of games, but I don't use them every day, if that helps quantify my usage a bit.

It's lightweight, which makes it feel cheap, but it's actually quite durable. Then again, I seemingly experience drift way under the rate that the internet would have me believe that I should.

I got my Steam Controller the day they were released and still use it. The stick has never drifted, though I also prefer to use the left pad for most "left stick" purposes. The real problem I'm having with the stick is that the rubbery coating on top is rubbing off, which is kind of gross and makes it harder than it should be to use it for an extended time. Good thing pads never drift! The rough texture of the pads has stayed remarkably well; no smooth and shiny spots.

Mine also has the usual things after almost a decade of use. The A button feels a little soft and the right trigger sounds a bit clangy. The body is plastic faces screwed together. It's a tiny bit creaky but remarkably sturdy, with no flex spots other than the back keys, which are pressed with the flexible parts of the battery cover.

Overall, it's lasted me a good long while and I expect it to go longer. I even bought a backup from someone after they were discontinued.

google "hall effect controller" they are immune to joystick drift, and in most games you can even put the deadzone to minimal

I still have my original one from however long ago it was when they came out (10 years or so maybe?) and it's still working perfectly well. It's outlasted pretty much all my other controllers, except for the red PS4 controller which mysteriously refuses to die.

Track pads and gyros are major features of the first Steam Controller that were brought forward to the Deck, and they can be game-changing for certain genres that have typically never controlled well on traditional controllers.

Video game company that also owns the biggest video game buying platform in the world makes a new video game controller to play video games with

Mod: Nah, it’s hardly related to video games, the rules have to be updated

"Still kinda related"

Please, Lord, let me never become a moderator, keep my reasoning intact.

As a user this is content I would expect to see in this community and if the rules need clarification they should include posts like this.

Reading the notes in https://lemmy.world/post/2536430 (linked in the sidebar),

This community is focused on games, of all kinds. Any news item or discussion should be related to gaming in some way.

This post certainly relates to gaming, which to me means as currently worded fits rule #1.

I'm a stickler for content appropriateness, but even I can see how a game company's gaming console is related to gaming.

What is MP in this context?