Patents Reveal Possible New Valve Steam Controller

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Valve may be working on a new Steam Controller with swappable components like those found on the Xbox Elite Controller according to recently published patents. While this patent doesn't guarantee we will see a next generation steam controller it does highlight Valve's internal efforts in developing a new controller. The original steam controller wasn't the success many had hoped for and was discontinued in late 2019 after a myriad of issues.

The patent was filed in late 2018 but was only published last month and reveals several interesting abilities of the controller, the new version while maintaining the distinctive steam controller design would swap the joystick for a D-pad. The patent also includes information about a feature that would introduce more customization options for button and trigger mapping depending on the game or software. These ideas build on the original premise of the steam controller and presents a vast array of modding options.



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[Deleted member 67555]

It would be really cool if they released a useful controller.

 

[evernessince]

It would be really cool if they released a useful controller.

The original steam controller was actually pretty cool IMO. The only downside is that it required steam to be running.

It achieved it's goal of being able to play PC games on the couch pretty well. Just don't expect to play anything competitively.

 

[sam_86314]

The original steam controller was actually pretty cool IMO. The only downside is that it required steam to be running.

It achieved it's goal of being able to play PC games on the couch pretty well. Just don't expect to play anything competitively.

Agreed. That's the single reason I stopped using my Steam controller; Steam has to be running for most functionality. The controller is great and intuitive for controlling a PC from the couch.

But the configuration menu was so slow and clunky, and features would just stop working randomly.

I just want some lightweight (open source?) app that lets me configure it, but apparently such a thing only exists for Linux.

 

[AsRock]

The original steam controller was actually pretty cool IMO. The only downside is that it required steam to be running.

It achieved it's goal of being able to play PC games on the couch pretty well. Just don't expect to play anything competitively.

It was :, i guess so. Some nice idea's and all but it feels cheap and the button clonk when pressed and on top of that the triggers sucked which is why i got rid off mi a week later which funnily cost more than it original cost haha.

 

[cardss]

Best controller out there, can't play games with any other one, it didn't sold much because people are used to the shitty ones.