• samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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    1 hour ago

    $100 for a controller that will only work through Steam is way too much for me, but I can see how it would be worth it for anyone who exclusively plays games through Steam and wants to play games designed for a mouse on a controller.

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      46 minutes ago

      If you don’t need trackpads or touch sensitive sticks, there are better options out there. If you do need those things and want input parity with Steam Deck, it’s going to be a great experience.

      There will also certainly be community developed drivers in a few months so you can use it outside of Steam.

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        15 minutes ago

        There will also certainly be community developed drivers in a few months so you can use it outside of Steam.

        Very likely. Kind of odd that they don’t come with this functionality by default, since even PS5 controllers worked with PC at launch.

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      It’ll work outside Steam using whatever controls you have set up for its desktop profile, which can be the stock Xbox layout, and I plan to play a few games that way, but yes, the controller does require Steam Input to shine.

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        19 minutes ago

        Oh, does it? My understanding was that if you wanted to play, say, games through Gamepass on it, it wouldn’t work since you can’t run those through Steam. I’d be glad for everyone if it does work, though!