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1173 points davikr | 9 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.364s | source | bottom
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12_throw_away ◴[12 Nov 25 18:31 UTC] No.45903932[source]▶
In this big hardware refresh, honestly most excited about finally getting a new steam controller [1], which feels like it might finally give us a better, more extensible standard than the extremely outdated XInput protocol (which still doesn't even support motion controls)

[1] https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller

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1. hnuser123456 ◴[12 Nov 25 18:44 UTC] No.45904117[source]▶
No mention of dual stage trigger though, which was my cheat code in rocket league to have one button for accelerate and boost
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2. nisegami ◴[12 Nov 25 18:49 UTC] No.45904199[source]▶
Hoping it's there just not mentioned.
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3. WXLCKNO ◴[12 Nov 25 19:09 UTC] No.45904632[source]▶
Wow lol. I just posted the exact same comment, there are dozens of us! I literally cannot play rocket league without the steam controller for this reason.

Also set rotate left and right to the grip triggers (roll in aviation terms I guess).

4. opan ◴[12 Nov 25 19:25 UTC] No.45904949[source]▶
This controller seems more like it's going for parity with the Deck, which doesn't have dual stage triggers. I wouldn't get your hopes up.
5. pythonaut_16 ◴[12 Nov 25 19:27 UTC] No.45904993[source]▶
Steamdeck has the dual stage triggers right? (Though maybe just in software?) I'd be shocked if the new controller is less capable than that.
6. jorvi ◴[12 Nov 25 19:43 UTC] No.45905285[source]▶
You can set a dual-stage trigger in Steam Input binding with any controller its trigger range, its not something unique to the Steam Controller.
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7. hnuser123456 ◴[12 Nov 25 20:32 UTC] No.45906174[source]▶
Sure, but having a tactile bump in the travel makes it that much easier. I can see the argument that it might seem overcomplicated or confusing to typical users though.
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8. jorvi ◴[12 Nov 25 21:34 UTC] No.45907068{3}[source]▶
If we get really lucky, some gamer dev will look at the Sony DualSense driver (yes, they wrote and upstreamed an official one) and figure out a way on how to shim / expose the adaptive triggers to Steam Input bindings.
9. fwip ◴[12 Nov 25 21:54 UTC] No.45907307{3}[source]▶
I wonder if the haptics are programmable enough to simulate that.