Let’s take everything we learned over the years about making kick-ass controllers and forget all of that and make a shitty one instead!
this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
10 points (91.7% liked)
PC Gaming
9058 readers
39 users here now
Rule #1: Be civil
Rule #2: No spam, memes, off-topic, or low-effort posts/comments
Rule #3: No advertisements
Rule #4: No streams, random gameplay videos, highlights, or shorts
Rule #5: No erotic games or porn
Rule #6: No facilitating piracy
Rule #7: No duplicates
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
It takes some effort to cramp in a single controller every single wrong thing that you can imagine about a gamepad
...why do you need a special controller for Cloud gaming?
If it's like the Stadia controller, stuff like user authentication is done by the controller's embedded system.
But we already know its not.
What the hell is this. It looks so uncomfortable.
"What if we made a Valve Steam Controller, but worse? 🤔" -- Microsoft
Looks like a successor to https://www.8bitdo.com/lite2/ but with Xbox branding.
These make sense as are portable, meant to be squeezed in a bag.
I have an older handy 8bitdo controller. Forgot its name. It's fully featured with d-pad, 2 sticks, 2 shoulder buttons each side, even works with Nintendo Switch. I keep it with me in the bag with the USB C charger and cables. The added bulk is not noticeable. It's too small as the main controller for daily use but from time to time being able to join in when visiting friends is a nice option