So much speculation! Given I haven’t bought a Steam Deck yet, I would love to see a refresh; though, highly unlikely. What are your thoughts?
Bro I love my steam deck, but I would be thrilled if they released a steam controller 2.0
Lots of speculation that it’s a new VR headset.
I’m hoping for a Steam controller 2. I’ve been using a PS4 and PS5 controller ever since they discontinued the original Steam controller. The gyro on the PlayStation controllers works great, but the touchpad isn’t useable (or even reachable) like the Steam controller’s trackpads were.
I’ve been thinking that would be their next product ever since they released an official dock. Seems like the two make sense together.
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I’ve got both a DualSense and a Steam Controller – they’re useful for different things. AAA titles with console ports are great with the DualSense (e.g. I’m also using it for Starfield). But the Steam Controller is the one you want for strategy games or anything that doesn’t support controllers at all.
It’s also surprisingly good for flight simming, so long as you can spend the time with customizing the scheme.
That’s what I’ve been doing as well, only using the Steam Controller for strategy games. That means I don’t use it much these days (which is too bad, since it’s a great controller), but I since it can’t be replaced now I figure I’ll only use it for the games it really needs.
I think it might be a standalone VR headset like the Quest
At this point I’ve got the Steam Controller and 2 backups that I bought when Valve was offloading them for $5 each. It’s still one of my favorite controllers, and it’s the only way to comfortably play strategy titles from the couch without KBM on a tray table or something.
I really hope they bring out a new one, in particular if it has quadruple grips on the back like the Deck.
I hope it’s a regular steamdeck with a screen upgrade and a bigger battery. I’d be happy with just that.
People suspect its a vr headset, or a vr headset adjacent tech like a more portable (reletively) higher powered pc box to be able to use it while carrying it to be able to do pcvr without being tethered to a standing object.
If it is “Deckard” I hope they fix the current snares with inside-out tracking. Also hope I don’t have to wait two years between EB Games restocks here in Aus.
Inside out is both excellent and awful. But meta fixed the tracking issues by putting inside out tracking on the controllers. Do that and add a depth sensor to the headset and tracking should be damn near perfect.
