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Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by jcs@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Phoronix article: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026

Also listed here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware

Valve has already sent support for the new Steam Controller upstream: https://www.phoronix.com/news/New-Steam-Controller-SDL

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Mouse control that is more precise than a joystick.

IDK what the fuck the left one is really for tho; a stick or even buttons would be just fine for movement. I am of the camp that thinks they're uncomfortable and work less reliably than a joystick. Even a laptop trackpad is used with an index finger not normally a thumb and I never could get used to it. I hate my Steam controller and regret buying it.

[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

It can be one button, or it can be 16 buttons or a radial menu or an axis or… I think it’s great especially for older PC games that weren’t designed with gamepads in mind.

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

I use laptop trackpads with my thumb all the time