My Steam Controller doesn't turn on anymore. I'm looking for a new controller for PC (Steam Deck) couch gaming.
Seeing how the SC was the first controller I've ever comfortably used and controllers seem to have gotten smaller over the years, I'm struggling to find one that fits nicely in my hands.
My hands are basically giant, the SC could have been a bit bigger for me, the MX Master 3 mouse is too small for me for comfortable usage.
Recommendations?
Helldivers 2 Dualsense controller incoming on Feb 6, 2025
My cool #controllershowcase flex is the FFXIV controller and matching xbox
There are only 8 official Switch Pro controllers and one of the earlier variants was this Splatoon 2 one. Aside from the neon green and pink handles, there are dark gray symbols and art on the face of the controller, around the buttons and joysticks. It's a really nice design for the game that only started to get proper attention on the Switch as the original game was trapped on the Wii U.
Splatoon 3 did have a controller for it as well, so maybe it'll show up here in the future (I don't own it yet though lol)
Another one of my favorite controllers to use is the Dual Shock 4. The size and shape just feel perfect, and it had more features than the Xbox One controller with things like gyro control and the touchpad. Granted, the battery life was rather weak and couldn't have the battery easily swapped out like the Xbox. Despite that, I still found myself using it the most for PC games for a long while.
And of the various colors of the DS4, the 500 million edition is just incredibly cool with its dark blue opaque shell and buttons, though it was not a solid color. The shell was translucent enough to see the internals. It also featured color lettering on a few buttons.
I'm gonna repost my #ControllerShowcase thread here since it was the best thing I shared on my defunct gaming fedi account. What better place to start than with the best one? The Suda controller!
If you have a cool controller to share, that's the hashtag for it!
I went with white!
@sudaksis Minerva likes the Steam Controller because she can operate the touch pads with her little jellybeans. #ControllerShowcase
@sudaksis When I got back into PC gaming a few years ago I was lucky to have this controller in the house and used the hell out of it in Windows and macOS.
While I now have two Xbox Core controllers that I play with more often, I still find times that I choose to use this controller instead. Notably, when playing games in the bedroom at night as its buttons are very quiet and less likely to disturb my wife.
@sudaksis I had a ton of fun when I was a kid using this atomic purple controller that came with my N64 to play games like Golden Eye, Perfect Dark, and Ocarina of Time.
I don't love using it these days but it's definitely special to me.
@sudaksis I love this decal print. I'm primarily a PC player but I haven't been able to get the same decals for a mouse yet, unfortunately.
@sudaksis E3 1998. Starfox 64 was the main Nintendo showcase. They had 4-player multiplayer where you sat in an Arwing playing on a giant projector screen. (They also had the rumble pack and had the rumble in the seat as well.)
You got a pin if you played. You won an N64 gold controller if you won.
It was about an hour and a half line. You can see how many times I waited in line to try to win this thing. Shook Miyamoto's hand during one of those waits.
