Did it worth the price of 55€ to you? Since for same money or even a little less you can get a PS4 controller, which always seemed much better to me than Steam Controller, and for almost half price you get an Xbox One controller.
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Here in Europe if you discount the price of Rocket league and the lowest Portal 2 price, plus shipping price. At the end even with that games is probably more economically buying Xbox One controller :/
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well, you can't really see it as a replacement for PS4/XBox One controllers. controller-optimized games work better on a traditional controller, if you ask me. you can use the steam controller for them, but i would not necessarily recommend it. this is a controller you can use to play mouse-based games. like turn-based strategy games, for example. you can't do that with a PS4 controller. with this one you can play Civilization or Banner Saga on your couch. and that is the main purpose. so i would see it as an additional input device, not as the only device you want to use. was it worth the money? i don't know yet. i just got it today. and i tried only 2 games so far, for only some minutes. i can answer that in a few days. ;)
and the price was actually 63€ with shipping. but i could sell Portal 2 for 2 keys and Rocket League for 7 or 8 keys (so ~20$ "cashback"). so in the end it was cheaper than i thought.
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That cashback makes it less than PS4 controller, but does it really worth's it... well I will see more reviews, for now all I hear from ppl is that is not a replacement.
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exactly, it's not a replacement. it's an additional controller for games you can't really play with a ps4/xbox controller.
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Try Racing games, 2D platformers, also try doing motions in fighting games like Street Fighter, Skullgirls, etc with the touchpad, to see how they perform, I was always interested to know how this touch pad will work for fighting games.
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most people think even an analog stick is bad for fighting games. that's why they use digital fighting sticks. i can't imagine a fighting game to be good with the steam controller, to be honest. xD
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I thought about quarter, half, full circles motions could be easy performed with a touch pad, but for that the touch pad needs to be very precise and superb I think xd.
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I thought I read on the Steam page that shipping was included with the price.
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at least not for me (Germany). don't know, maybe it's like you say in the US?
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Well the ps4 controller has a touchpad and I think some drivers allow you to use it as a mouse. So that could help with turn based strategy games.
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I mainly ordered the controller because I do not have any Xbox or play station controllers, just a keyboard and mouse. 2 free games worth $20 each was an added bonus!
I am still waiting for my controller to arrive.
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I might get one in the near future to play rts games but for now I'm sticking with my X360 controller. I almost never use my m&k, only for rts games or games without any controller support. I hardly play any fast paced fps games so I don't really care about being less fast and precise when playing with a controller.
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lol, 1st level maybe... from 3rd one onwards even mouse controlled, that game was hard as balls. loved every second of it.
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it was just a demonstation of how it controls in a FPS. i didn't intend to beat the whole game like this. ;)
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Thanks for the video upload, KA! It seems like it could be a nice option for couch play.
Also, you've just let me realize I have DeadCore! I didn't even know it was in my library. :)
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it's a great game, you should play it some time. :)
(i believe it was in a recent humble bundle, btw)
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Anybody knows if I have to pay import duties in Holland when I order this controller? VAT is included in the price but how about import duties?
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i didn't pay any additional duties in germany. and my controller actually came from holland. i believe they have like a warehouse there.
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Thank you so actually there are no more excuses to not order it :)
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not sure how that is an extra excuse, when i tell you there should be no extra costs, but ok. :)
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What I meant was that I was looking for excuses to be wise and save me the money. No extra costs means no more excuses so I just bought it :)
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I don't have the controller, but i watched the video for the DeadCore gameplay :)
I don't know why, the big spaces and voids remind me A Story About My Uncle.
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still didn't play a story about my uncle. i have to do that some time. :)
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Hat Valve dir bescheid gegeben, wann sie den Controller losgeschickt haben? und wie lange hat der Versand nach Deutschland gedauert?
Did Valve let you know when they sent out your controller? An how long did shipping to Germany take?
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Ja, ich habe eine E-Mail am 15.10. bekommen. Am 16. war er dann da. Ich habe allerdings auch früh bestellt (Juni/Juli). Je nachdem, wann du bestellt hast, kannst du ja erst zum 10.11. damit rechnen.
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Ja, meiner wird frühestens da verschickt, wollte nur wissen ob ich dann noch mit langen Wartezeiten rechnen muss, bin ja schon gespannt drauf:) Aber scheint ja dann recht flott zu gehen mit dem Versand:)
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ja, schon. die hatten den 16.10. versprochen, soweit ich mich erinnere, und das haben sie auch gehalten. :)
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I think recent orders will ship only in December now :P
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I still think about getting it. I mean, there's the Xbox One controller, which is the nicest controller I've ever had. And the reviews thus far give me a rather speptical view on the device. Yet I also consider how new the controller is. Maybe I'll just wait..
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as i explained above, it's an additional controller, not a replacement for traditional controllers. typical controller-based games (e.g. third person games like DmC) are probably still best played with an xbox/ps4 controller. i would not want to have only the steam controller, because i just see so many games i would rather play with my xbox controller instead.
one good example: InfiniFactory doesn't have controller support. i bought that game and installed it some weeks ago. but at that day i just wanted to lean back on the couch and play a relaxing game. so i played something else. i tried it yesterday with the steam controller. it works pretty well with it. so that's one of the games i will definitely use this controller for.
:)
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I see. So you avoid having to use stuff like Joy2Key and at the same time, have a decent device in your hands. Neato!
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well, i don't think joy2key can give you the same experience the steam controller does. the trackpad is very different from a analog stick. i mean, look at the video. it nearly looks like someone controls the game with a mouse. you can turn around way faster. and i am sure every game with an actual mouse cursor will control way better than with joy2key and a traditional controller. i yet have to try something like a turn based strategy game with mouse controls.
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man, i wish i'd get the Valve Complete Pack with all past and future (!) Valve releases. already wrote emails to Valve. hope they will activate this on my account. ^^
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yessss!! i finally got the Valve Friends and Family Complete Pack! thought i was the only one left who didn't have it. xD
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I just tried out the new Steam Controller. While it was horrible in Half Life 2 and the standard FPS setup, it was actually pretty decent in DeadCore with a custom setup. I am not completely convinced yet, but I can definitely see the potential. Mouse & keyboard are still way better for games like that. But if you want to play on the couch, this might actually be a good alternative. I liked it better in DeadCore than a traditional controller.
I uploaded a little video. If you are interested in the controller, have a look:
DeadCore with Steam Controller
As you can see, moving the camera is way faster than with a traditional controller. And the trackpad gives a nice haptic feedback.
I don't like that some of the buttons have such a loud clicking sound. And the 4 main buttons (A, B, X, Y) are smaller than on an XBox or PS4 pad. This is something you will have to get used to. But overall my impression is positive.
Oh, I nearly forgot - please have some games! ^^
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If you also ordered the controller (and already got it), what are your impressions? Nice alternative to the mouse on the couch or a waste of money? ^^
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