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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wish they'd still sell those as hardware units. Same with the Steam controller.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sadly, they can't sell the controller anymore because they got patent trolled.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They must've dealt with it somehow, otherwise the steamdeck would be in violation as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh they’re still getting sued.

https://www.geekwire.com/2023/valve-sued-by-immersion-in-patent-infringement-lawsuit-related-to-haptic-technology/#:~:text=A%20new%20lawsuit%20accuses%20Valve,corporation%20based%20in%20Aventura%2C%20Fla.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fucking great. Do they even make anything themselves?

Edit: I looked it up, no, they don't seem to actually make anything. They have a whopping 26 employees and make about $35m in revenue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm unsure what I'm going to do when my steam controller breaks. No other controller even comes close, including the Xbox controller that I consistently see recommended. The gyro especially is so fucking nice, and AFAIK nothing else has one that works the same way.

I can't believe people shit on the controller when it was released, they had no clue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think it had to do with the touchpads introducing a learning curve. Tbh I think if they decide to redo it then they should add swappable physical modules, so you can literally swap the touchpads for a stick/d-pad, or trackballs, or whatever fits. I can't remember if they patented that or just had a prototype with it, either way I thought it was cool and was kinda disappointed it didn't make it into the final version.