Steam Controller Long Term Review - Is it terrible? 

yea lmao

Haha, yeah bought it if I like it I'll keep it, don't like it I'll sell it, win win.

13 because shipping

Yup same

Yes

They could make a multi purpose controller so it has a keyboard aswel just like with the normal controller where you can hook a typing pad lol then we can talk yes it will make the controller bigger but I had no isues when I had my 360" controller with touch pad makes typing quicker than scrolling the letters you want

@@jonathanoxlade4252 You can't play WASD or mouse games on a mini keyboard.

so is every controller compadable with your pc

Ever heard of xPadder? You can map mouse/keyboard to your regular game controller

@@turtlehub2731 pretty much

cause i don't wanna wiggle my controller around like i do with my co*k

@@MGrey-qb5xz that's your opinion. Doesn't mean there aren't people who do like gyro.

Probably because at the time they really didn't know what to make of it.

Issue was when the controller first came out the gyro was not amazing but valve later corrected almost all the issues with later firmware updates to the controller, I would think that played in to a big part why it was not mention as value always intended to improve the controller as time went on, I love the fact they enabled Bluetooth support so I can use mine on any device I lice then.

It appears not for 50 but must definitely a steal for 5.

Well I have been considering buying one for a long time I was waiting for a significant price drop like they did with the steam link when it went on sale for 2.50 and this sale was my chance to pounce so I bought 2

Yeah, absolutely. I expect mine sometime in 2020 haha

It is worth it, I am looking to buy a 3rd one.

haha, *looks away nervously*

Thanks, I was thinking of getting one. I also use a trackball, been my go since using a computer.

@@zhozan13 I ended up buying a track ball because I love my steam controller XD

I've been using my controller a bunch and it actually has been helping my hand pains. I've been setting it up for my softwares like for music production and making games, it's been really awesome and so comfortable to lay down and still be productive (except how long it takes to create and modify the controls but that's also fun to do too!)

Terminal 〰️ankers cramp! ( •̀_•́ )σ

+Luis Ortiz It doesent look that bad. It looks far worse on photos and videos but in reality you barely notice it like on Microsoft XBOX 360 controller. It also has glossy plastic and I have seen noone complain about it.

Hence why it has the word plastic in it 'Metal pole' it's fucking metal

+Wyrdak That's because the 360 controller is cheap-ish. Really, I have issues with the glossy plastic, but it's mostly down to where it connects with the matter plastic.

+Luis Ortiz Glossy plastic is fucking fantastic! :D

+Wyrdak i think he meant that after using it you have fingerprints all over it

Is it better than the Series X controller? I currently use that because of how comfortable it is

​@bigmeme2312 It's not quite better so much as it is different. Some games it's much better and some it's not as good. Anything where you move with a DPad is MUCH better on a traditional controller. But any MMO that uses WASD for movement and mouse is a lot better on this vs on the Series X. I just set mine up for Toontown and it's awesome. On the other hand I'm a huge fan of Halo and the SC is not well suited to it. Halo is more like classic games where you're mostly shooting from the hip in short to medium range. That means that you either need to have gyro always on or never. You also need to use the track pad for looking around which may not be quite as good, especially for platforming in minigames. Ironically the controller would be better for Halo for left handed players, as they can use the left stick to look around and a track pad to strafe but that may feel weird. The other problem with Halo and other MP shooters is that it locks you into only one input type, so you can't use a hybrid layout. This means you have to pick between analog movement and mouse-like aiming.

@@jaziliynnIt depends on what games you play. Certain games may help from the thumb stick but with shooters, having a touchpad and gyro is miles better.

TurboPikachuX and the shipping is a lot!

Chrissoy That's why I bought mine at GameStop. 6.75% sales tax has been lower than Amazon's avg shipping for items under $50.

TurboPikachuX Woah $35? Thats so Lit! I love this Controller so I'm fine with me paying $50 for it. I replayed Batman Arkham Knight. Its also good with Shooters as long as you're on Steam. Its a learning Curve for shooters though. It works phenomenal with Rocket League.

just thinking the same thing. 35 dollars i definitely get one. not the worst thing if you are a student but have a biggish pc screen and a bed close to your computer.

And the controller recently got an update with a few new features.

RU-vid, pls, lemme edit my own comments. _Damn_ pls make it work.

It works!!!!1111 God, save me.

+David DeBroux may the lord bless your amazing discovery

heyyguyz I swear to God I was gonna edit it, but RU-vid mobile didn't let me. Sad face.

Plus HOLY FUCK HOW DID THIS GET 43 +1S IN LESS THAN AN HOUR??? Or wait it was four hours since I checked it... fuck...

+MAMAs b0y that's why they're called LMG :D

+MAMAs b0y Sounds like Austin's review.

+MAMAs b0y Yeah, I admit I bought this for TF2 after watching Muselk play with it, but I've been having a hard time using it. I don't know if it's just me or it needs further adjusting.

maybe it's you but I think the steam controller is for casual games like battleblock teather , overcooked and etc.

I played whole Borderlands 2 and Presequel with it, twice. I had no problems with aiming. I think it's really good for FPS if you are used to playing with a mouse and not a controller, the touchpad is very easy to use.

100% agree about Dark Souls 3, or any Dark Souls game for that matter. I own 2 of these controllers now and although there is a little bit of time invested in initial setup for a game, the superior controls are worth it. An important note is that if you bind 2 of your ABXY buttons to the paddle buttons, you can use those while simultaneously controlling camera with the right touchpad, a feat that is much more difficult (not impossible, but very awkward) with a normal controller.

I didn't even need to change anything, the back bottoms were already bound to dodge and estus. The only thing that's hard to do with it is jumping and walking slowly.

using mine to type this reply!!

yeah, some controllers go for as high as 70+

$150*

bloody wii remotes are still $60

back in the uk the steam controller is £22

Oscar's Bleach this is an old ass video dude

+The Hoax Hotel Happtiness?

+The Hoax Hotel Love your videos, man. Keep up the good work.

+Patrick Krueger do you play EU4? If so could you tell me how good it is with it?

+Benjamin Macdonald I have not but I imagine it would work great. I use it mostly for Fallout 4, Witcher 3, Dying Light, and others like that. I wouldn't use this in any competitive shooters or anything but, for anything single player, this is my go to.

Mode switching is a game changer. This controller isn't designed to replace everything but it allows you to play mouse driven RPG and light RTS games on from the couch. Something that was impossible before.

+Patrick Krueger I got one too, and it's really fun for FPS games. Gyroscope aiming is amazing.

I love mine also, just wish they had a option for a chat pad with audio jack add on device. I would love to plug in head phones to my steam controller.

Vipelierre Serpifeu underrated yet genius comment, someone finally noticed it

Is it for rocket league

I see ur snivy

i did lol

Plus shipping hmm...

Plus the shipping it was 27€ for me but it is still very good deal

was like 15 dollars basically but ay it is going to be discontiued i guess people already selling them on ebay lol

@@xvc918x8 You should see how much a used or new Steam Link goes for sale. No wonder people bought the controller so quick.

Nice info

+Wyrdak long-term review* meaning his impressions on it while using it over a period of time. Perhaps the gyro wasn't something he used or even noticed

+Wyrdak damn, i didn't even know it had gyro . That would make flying so fun in games. Plus this review is super later as you said, this vessel shit shouldn't be done to product reviews, kills the whole point of getting information to the mass asap.

+Wyrdak Sadly as far as i see most reviews are like this.

+Wyrdak Thanks for the input.

$5 is hard to pass up

I bought mine 2 days ago...

I heard they aren't making any more and the sale was just to get rid of them

There will be no shortage - Valve's done making Steam Controllers

Most of them were refunded

out of stock now fuck

😂😂

I have the same reason xD

good for you now you have cancer

+[cancer]Linus just the tips ????

***** you know ,just the

+Rob The Ripper I would, if he showed the US site instead of the CAD site. This guy also didn't say that the site he showed was the Canadian one, so how was I suppose to know? I don't normally shop steam for hardware.

suroguner It's now around 35 bucks; way better.

suroguner his was CAD

suroguner u

Plus I'd wager most people get the steam controller when it's on sale... like steam games

I got one on sale to try. Valve also offers 30 day no questions asked refunds with free shipping if you don't like it.

+Nick Pappagiorgio I noticed. I'm buying one because I've previously used one via a friend and pretty much love it despite the steep learning curve

Though it has 8 dollar shipping to US. I feel bad for the people overseas in this situation.

It's on amazon for the same sale price.

Matthew Cole Thanks, I just figured that out.

And im thinking about picking it up but idk if its worth other games than strategy games lol

i was wondering is it possible to buy a lot and resell

@@David-hh8on I heard from someone else already that you can buy only one for every account. Also i ordered one now, i hope itll be worth it.

Shipping costs for US are like $8, I think its about the same for EU

It's worth $12 including tax and delivery.

its Canadian they use the same dollar sign

+stormer14789 canadian

+stormer14789 When Luke said it was $50, he added the fact it was that price the United States. LinusTechTips is stationed in Canada, where it might appear to be priced a tad higher at first glance.

Timmy P no its more like the dollar has less value

Jose Brito Yes, I an aware. My point stands, however, as to why the price shown on the screen varies from what Luke said.

Nice, first thing I tried is Quake Live. I am total shit with gamepads for anything of that type of game, though :) I also tried Dirty Bomb and I'm gonna try TOXIKK next. It works suprisingly well. But yeah, I personally am garbage with controllers in FPS'.

yes

+Gapil I've never understood the complaints about this or the glossy plastic. I use a controller based on how it works, not what it looks like.

+Gapil What I don't get is in the same breath comparing it to the Xbox Elite controller and not mentioning the $100 price difference between the products.

+Christopher Raff Exactly. Steam controller in UK is £40, the same price as a PS4/Xbone controller and the quality is very similar.

+Gapil Actually, speaking from experience, it does not feel cheap at all. Almost the same quality of a 360 controller, but the bumpers and analog stick seem to be holding up better through use better than the 360 controller.

Warframe is a bad example because of the extremely fast movement in the game you are constantly moving your aim and need to have precision shots on tons of moving targets so the mouse/keyboard is a million times better for this sort of game than a controller unless you are playing the early parts of the game where everything is trivially easy.

@@Agret Little late reply, but gyro on the steam controller addresses your aim concern completely. Not to mention, the standard crouch + jump + double jump + slide combo can all be done by pressing and moving your thumb a little bit on the haptic pad, or the joystick, or whichever... Wherever you like really since the steam controller lets you decide for yourself what you wanna do and how c: The only point I would concede would be hacking the later level corpus terminals. I still prefer my mouse to solve these. That being said, I think that is mostly due to me not caring enough to configure something on the controller to help with that myself.

+Dash Lambda (Dash600) Some of the first people who got it said it was cheap and now it´s just the pucblic opinion. Public opinions are cancer.

+Dash Lambda (Dash600) The build quality is not good enough compare to the PS4 or Xbone controller. pls dont compare it to the Elite controller, diff price.

I don't really have a dog in the race, but the original PS4 controller build quality was shit. That's why they updated it.

It's light. If it's heavy you know it's good.

Dustin Rodriguez Crouch jumping? Hard? You new to valve games? :o

bestiebest flashbacks to cs 1.6

Dustin Rodriguez it's true, the left pad doesn't feel too natural (I use it for chat commands in rocket league) since sometimes you think you're clicking the right but it registers up. I don't think it's too impactful overall though.

Dustin Rodriguez W + CTRL + SPACE

I use a trackball mouse for gaming and I love the idea

I've used a trackball for FPS gaming in the past and it's great, would've been a huge improvement over the touchpad we got in the final design.

Maybe why there's a trackball mode

@@Agret The touchpads are fantastic, you would lose a lot of the versatility if it were an actual trackball (radial/touch menus, anologue emulation, and and on screen keyboard for instance).

This. Left so much out.

Knockit Battery life is fantastic. I've used mine for probably around 100 hours and still haven't had to swap out the batteries. I primarily use it for games like Skyrim and Oblivion (since the PC port doesnt have controller support). I used it a bit for Dark Souls and that was a bit awkward but that was only because Dark Souls doesnt play well with KBM. Its fine on Dark Souls 2 and 3 though. It takes about an hour or 2 to get used to the track pad, but I love mine.

+Metalbirne I just realised how biased this review is. Is luke paid by microsoft or something? Watching the video a second time i saw him comapring the quality to a MS controller that literally costs three tiems as much. I have never had an Xbox elite controller but I surely hope it has better quality considering the price gap!

No, The quality is by fa superior than the xbox controllers (at least the 360 ones). I have it from almost a year now and they never broke once.

Does it work with steam games only or any (ulay,Origin, or pirated games)?

meh... i think they just mean the feel of the plastic. but for mine the bumpers sometimes aren't quite so easy to press the first time. and the touch pads can be a little harder to press down at times.

I agree! Maybe the controller back in late 2015 was an earlier revision? I bought mine with the DOOM bundle recently and love it! The controller has a quality feel to it and even the packaging that it came in is really nice. I can play every game in my library with the controller even really old DOS emulated games! I think the versatility of this controller to control a PC as a mouse and keyboard is where it really shines.

Definitely worth the $35, but I depends on what games you plan to play. RPGs and slow paced games are perfect. If you're really into FPSs and that's all you play then not worth it.

Tonal Rumble Pak which controller is best for fps or skyrim?

First per shooter? Do not get this controller. Slow paced rpgs like Skyrim? Get it.

Tonal Rumble Pak but wouldnt this controller be more accurate in a fps then the logitech controller? i tryed once playing fps with the logitech controller & its very hard to aim

Technically yes...but it's still kind of hard. It's a nightmare with Overwatch, but that game is completely different compared to COD. It's possible, but it'll take sometime to really get it down.

+TechRoam I did sell Huntsman Knife Forest DDPAT and I don't regret

+Vadim Viehoff look at my videos and ull know what i have :)

+TechRoam ill give steam controller for knife:3

how do u give?

i dunno:P

only for the sale, i got one though

You're going to make me cry.

+Aj Koorstra Haven't played XCOM, but in my experience, if you either find a really smart config or make one yourself, it's great for prettymuch everything. Just takes practice.

+Swaggless not for everything lol

***** Only genre I've found I can't figure out and play comfortably on the Steam Controller was 2D retro playformers that play best with D-pads. Analog sticks in general are too "floppy", and using the left pad for movement doesn't feel natural to me. Everything else I've thrown at it from FPS games to world-building games, to action adventure games, to 3D platformers, to point-and-click adventures have been a breeze.

Swaggless fps games? seriously?! how can you play csgo, battlefield, cod etc. with a touchpad?

+Aj Koorstra Haven't played Xcom with mine yet, but I've been playing a lot of Mordheim with it. Works beautifully with Mordheim. I never want to use M&K in that game again.

Here!👋

Here

Here with my $5 plus shipping controller.

I just got it and I love it!

It's Valve though so have fun waiting! It's fucking amazing already anyway! Playing through Wolfenstein New Order using gyro to aim right now and it's so much fun. Still not as accurate as mouse but it's much closer to a mouse than it is to the crane-control of regular joystick FPS.

Crane control lmao. Apt description!

Crane Control is the perfect definition :D Steam Controller is the best controller for FPS. ...But i HATE STEAM big screen with all myself!

ylang ylang 1 year later. Still nothing

loled at Crane Control part. Will save for future

"configurating"

@@elijahmeilak2906 🤓🤓🤓

+ShallowDepression It's only $60. Take the dive, you'll make that money back in no time. Enjoy life XD

+ShallowDepression You will love it

+ShallowDepression As someone who doesn't play much games: I am really enjoying it since I can just lean back and use the controller as KB+M when I am not playing. I don't get why Luke is saying that it feels cheap, because it doesn't imo.

+Magic Man It's $50

+ShallowDepression I bought it from gamestop just in case I wanted to return it. I had it for 2 days. first day I was like "meh." Day 2 I fell in love with it once I understood what Gabe was trying to do. It's my favorite controller hands down now.

*is for

The steam controller's gyro is awesome and makes it easy to get headshots in games like MGS V,but the touchpads aren't very good. Maybe in the next gen consoles,all controllers will have built in gyroscopes so you can headshot like a PC gamer with a mouse.

alexis Nintendo has done it with their controller and it works great for splatoon

splatoon is the best example of this, gyro controls are precise and natural

Is the gyro better when you're a kid now or a squid now?

+GizmoTheGr8 You got steamed!!!

+GizmoTheGr8 Unboxing - Preview - First Impressions - Review - Long Term review - Final Review. Welcome to RU-vid!

LOL! I sold mine too to get the steam controller. At what rank do you use this? And what's your main rank?

Are you silver in csgo? There is 0 chance you can kill anybody with a controller

Of course you aim better on a Steam controller than with other pads, that isn't the point. Pads are utter garbage for aiming in an FPS, there's a reason console COD has aim assist. Look up 360 controller challenge on youtube, it should be joke vids of PC FPS players getting bopped for using one. Steam controller is basically unusable IMO for serious FPS play, and difficult to use but leagues ahead of a 360 pad in casual FPS play; I say this as an owner and massive fan of the Steam controller. What it can't do, it really just can't do. Fighting games? Forget it. Quake? Don't bother. On the other hand, I almost refuse to play Civ without my steam controller. The hotkeys are placed so comfortably and intuitively that I refuse to learn them on a keyboard. It's just sooooo good for games where you need a cursor but appreciate an analog stick such as top-down or sidescroller games with cursor inventories that you just can't go back once you've used it. Plus, wireless with AA's is amazing because it lasts forever and you can use rechargeable batteries. Definitely worth picking up, but only after you have a good keyboard, mouse, and potentially a different pad, depending on your preferred games. My opinion, anyway

I find it pretty much spot on. A year later, (got mine black friday last year) and this is exactly how I use mine. It's not replaced my XB1 controller at all, nor my keyboard/mouse at all - both of them are better at their specific tasks, but I do use this on the sofa, sometimes with my laptop (so much easier to take this in my laptop bag than taking an external keyboard when gaming on the go. I have tried to use it in place of my XB1 controller for the games I use that for, in particularly sim games, being very customizeable helped in some areas, but the XB1 controller is also fully supported. I dunno... you could use it just fine if you didn't already have a fully supported controller, but I wouldn't buy it specifically to replace the controller you have now. Shooters are interesting. I'm one of those people that actually don't think that a mouse and keyboard is the best possible control for them. Personally I think the mouse part works really well and the keyboard part really sucks - we just all learn to do it. So I find that when I want to play online or otherwise want to do really well, I'll use mouse and keyboard, but that when I just want to have fun, I use a controller for shooters. Moving around is easier, accuracy is way down. The steam controller is right in the middle of those two. At first I was freakin terrible with it and didn't really use it for a few months, but now, I'm pretty good (playing overwatch on my laptop on a work trip helped). It's not as accurate of course as a mouse player, but it's a lot more comfortable and easier to move with than the keyboard. It's a good middle ground where you can play comfortably and have fun and not suck as much, but it does miss some magic of a controller even here. Basically, yeah, it's an enabler for me as they say in the video. I do like that it lets me play Civ V and co without the keyboard, but I'd never ever use it over the keyboard if it were practical - for example I was away at PAX a few weeks ago and came back to my hotel room late and not wanting to play any more shooters, but thought I'd do a quick round on Civ, I had the steam controller, but didn't even consider not using my laptop keyboard, even if the steam controller allows a more comfortable seating position after a long day.

call me a n00b all you want, but what *IS* phase shifting?

Not much of a long term review if you miss a major function out entirely!

Many people actually do, they work excellently when set up right. Especially in conjunction with gyroscope. You can also make binds on the track pads that make it so you really almost never have to move your thumbs off them. Ramblecan has some good videos showing some of his configurations. Generally what I do for shooters at least is high sensitivity track pad with a little track ball mode, and gyroscope for most of the actual aiming. Then I use rt soft pull for gyro dampening/full pull for fire, so I have two different gyro sensitivities. One for close range, and one for long. If anything I'd love if they doubled down on the track pads, or made the controller modular so you can choose between as second joystick, or a larger pad.

XD nice catch.

+André Eriksen I forgot to say, Im an early adopter of the steam controller and been playing with it for months.

Yes, the steam controller works really well with JC3.

It is so worth it

It's about $13 after taxes and shipping. In my opinion, that's still worth it over the $30+ for a DualShock or Xbox One controller. Edit: So I half regret my purchase. I'm actually gonna make a review on it after I use it a bit more, but I don't understand some of the designs for the controller itself, and I often find it an inconvenience more than a neat gimmick.

@@tlee-gc6ym yep i bought it :D

@@narwhal4304 I bought it right after watching this vid :D

+Matt Maillet Yes :-)

+Matt Maillet I'm using it now

how much more fluid is it compared to the xbox or ps4 controllers for web browsing?

Furry Enchilada i got mine the other day its actually pretty good its like blending a mouse with a xbox controller

Furry Enchilada Much more fluid and intuitive. In desktop mode the right touchpad works as a mouse, the left as the scroll wheel. The trigger buttons work as mouse buttons and if Steam is running in Big Picture mode in the background, you can click the left analog to call up an onscreen keyboard, although it isnt easy typing with a controller.

You need to launch non-steam games/programs through Steam for the controller profiles to load up properly. The controller pretty much relies on Steam.

Funny how it's the steam controller that feels cheap, but the elite is the one that's known for having issues and breaking.

No.

MALAZXN Im asking because there are battaries inside and i was not sure if it wouldnt be like with a xbox controller

M4D AL3X I don't know how long console batteries last but these steam batteries last a long time, they give you 80 hours and you can also plug it into your pc and play with the wire they give you.

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knives tutos y gameplays y mas Report

How?

@@alumlovescake More comfortable

How can you buy two? It only lets you get one.

Ian Morris My games of choice are modded Minecraft (extra buttons make all the difference there) and exploring Second Life with the Firestorm Viewer. I also don't really enjoy turn based strategies but agree on TF2's benefit to a controller that can take advantage of a gyro for enhanced aiming.

Ian Morris Please read what I actually said before saying everything I already agree with. The controller's drivers crashed Steam while I tried to use it. I could not use several features OUTSIDE of Big Picture mode. These are the issues that caused it to go back in the box for me, not the steep learning curve. If anything i was more then happy to put time into using it as a potential keyboard and mouse replacement, but when I can't reliably trigger important keystrokes unless I run the device in Big Picture mode, that's a problem.

I definitely agree that Big Picture Mode represents one of my biggest issues with the steam controller.