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Closer Look
First off the Steam Controller comes with some rather nice packaging compared to most controllers I have bought in the past. Instead of being displayed through clear plastic they have decided to go with a solid box which displays the controller on a sleeve around it and the system requirements on the bottom, along with a listing of the contents.
Inside the box is the controller, a micro usb cable, a wireless extender, quick start-up guide, and the product guide.
The Steam Controller is large and rounded and is quite comfortable to hold, if a bit odd looking. It’s basically all black with the only exceptions being the steam logo on the middle button and the letters on the abxy buttons and the arrows on the start and back buttons.
The controller consists of 2 large round track pads, 2 bumpers, 2 triggers, a joystick, 4 abxy buttons, start button, back button, steam button, and two grip buttons. All of these are programmable in many different ways as well as the controller having gyro controls. To replace the batteries you slide a switch at the base of the controller then slide them into the grips. To remove them you press a lever which pops them out.
FPS games are always going to be the hardest nut to crack when it comes to competing against a mouse and keyboard, I do like the Steam Controller however when using standard buttons, its more cramping than a traditional Xbox360 controller for me.
Yeah, I 100% agree buddy!
Not as precise as a standard controller? are you serious??? This is way more precise, especially for FPS games, once you get the hang of it and a bit of practice under your belt.
Also, expensive? Really? this is not something I’ve heard before. The cost is comparable to other wireless controllers.
These are good points, for me though when I tried my normal Speed run route of Dark Souls 2 I couldn’t keep my camera in the spaces I needed. Plus as I mentioned the controls (buttons and stick) feel looser to me, its really noticeable in Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth. Price-wise, its about 15 more than a wireless Xbox 360 controller in the U.S. to me it seems expensive (for how I felt it performed) but its honestly a subjective call.