steam controller alternative: Nintendo switch pro or ds4?

[DarkCrysis11]

I saw today the announcement that the steam controller will be discontinued and I wanted to know the opinion of users of these controllers about the pros and cons of each controller that according to my research has shown that both have support for gyro.

[figmentPez]

I'd add the 8bitdo SN30 Pro+ to your list of candidates.

I don't have first hand experience with any of these, but aside from subjective ergonomic and aesthetic differences (i.e. symmetric vs asymmetric stick placement)

DS4
Pros:
- Touchpad can be configured through Steam Input
- Usually available for cheaper than MSRP
Cons:
- Battery life

Switch Pro
Pros:
- sorry, I got nothing. It's not bad. It just doesn't have any stand-out features for PC gaming.
Cons:
- Highest cost of the three
- No analog triggers

8Bitdo SN30 Pro+
Pros:
- Replaceable battery pack, can also use AAs
- Has it's own configuration software that can remap buttons, even for console use
- Excellent D-pad
Cons:
- Needed a firmware update to get Switch mode working while connected to PC via a wire, may still have other issues.
- Some people have reported trouble connecting via Bluetooth while in Switch mode. I'm not sure if this is user error or not. (I have an older NES30 Pro, which I can easily connect in Switch mode, but it doesn't have a gyro.)

I don't know how rumble support/quality compares between the three. Nor do I know which has the best motion sensing.

[DarkCrysis11]

did not know the 8bitdo SN30 Pro, I will put on my list. Can you tell me if those officially modified third party ds4 are recognized as ds4 by steam input? Once ps4 recognizes them as ds4.

[wowowo]

DualShock 4 Battery ages really poorly. Wouldn't recommed it.

[DarkCrysis11]

i found something very interesting:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5199-TOKV-4426
it seems that steam imput supports other versions of ds4 and switch, which increases the number of options of choose.

[DarkCrysis11]

has anyone tested ds4 Nacon Revolution? In the designer it seems to be a perfect balance between xbox controller, sc and ds4 and can be used for both pc and ps4, just as in sc it also has the hindquarters buttons, one of the things i really liked about sc, but I found nothing about the gyro in it.

[DarkCrysis11]

Originally posted by gone:

There is one, and only one, alternative, and that is the DS4. Dual trackpads (via split mode), gyro aim, and even more buttons than the SC. Steam Input advancements have taken the DS4 about as far as the SC. The trackpad position can be acclimated to. The only real minus is the lack of grips, but there's so many more advantages like a second analog stick, a real quality dpad and rumble. You'll get over the battery.

I did some research and found that sony has released ds4 with 2 paddles placed behind the controller as in the steam controller to be used as extra buttons for ds4 which makes the controller even more interesting, , in ds5 alpha it looks the touch pad will be bigger and they will put a microphone in it. i'm coming to the conclusion that it is better to stick with a standard ds4 because it seems that ds4 made by third parties has removed things like touch pad and gyro which makes me sad because some models really had a lot of similarities with sc and more extra buttons to map out that the own ds4 standard and sc.