What the hell does this thing use for a cord?

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It doesn't come with one (is that seriously too much to ask for?) and it looked like a normal USB port at first, but I tried the spare one from my ps3 controller I was using as a pc controller and it wouldn't fit. What are you pulling here?

So beyond ♥♥♥♥♥♥ off right now that I might have to actually get dressed and go out in the damn rain and cold just to get a stupid wire for this because I hate batteries that I have to manually change out with a passion. Will someone at least make this slightly less of an annoyance by telling me what this thing expects? If it doesn't take a standard cord that comes with a ps3 controller I have no idea what to use.

Edit: it won't take the USB I use on my external HDD either (it's just a normal WD passport), really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ smooth valve, thanks a lot. >_>

[Alexander Prime]

It comes with a cable, in a blue sleeve in the bottom of the box. It's a standard USB micro.

[Elwood Hirsch]

There should be a usb cable in the box it is hidden in the corner in a little compartment! Good luck

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Oh my god it literally was hidden in there, I actually almost tore the box trying to figure out where it was.

I guess thanks valve? Could've labelled it but at least they included it, thanks guys.

[Alexander Prime]

Took me three days because I never thought to ask. You're that much smarter than me. :P

[NeptNutz]

"And the award for the best unintentional Easter Egg goes to . . . Valve!"

[Kamikaze Ice]

Originally posted by 風:

It doesn't come with one (is that seriously too much to ask for?) and it looked like a normal USB port at first, but I tried the spare one from my ps3 controller I was using as a pc controller and it wouldn't fit. What are you pulling here?

It's a standard type of USB cable.

There are three main types of USB connectors:
Normal USB - the fat, typical ones, metal sleeve has 4 squares cut in it (2 on each side, one side blocked by plastic and the other side is open)
Mini USB - Smaller than normal connectors, metal sleeve has 1 square cut in it (blocked by plastic) . Many devices use it, like your Playstation 3
Micro USB - Smaller than Mini connectors, metal sleeve has 2 lines cut in it on one side. By far the most common of the many other types of USB connectors. The Playstation 4 uses this for their controllers (and tons of smartphones and other devices).

So no, Valve is not "pulling" anything over you.

Originally posted by 風:

So beyond ♥♥♥♥♥♥ off right now that I might have to actually get dressed and go out in the damn rain and cold just to get a stupid wire for this because I hate batteries that I have to manually change out with a passion. Will someone at least make this slightly less of an annoyance by telling me what this thing expects? If it doesn't take a standard cord that comes with a ps3 controller I have no idea what to use.

Edit: it won't take the USB I use on my external HDD either (it's just a normal WD passport), really ♥♥♥♥ing smooth valve, thanks a lot. >_>

As you already found out, Valve likes The Legend of Zelda, because the packaged cable = "it's a secret of everybody".

[Vikings]

Originally posted by 風:

It doesn't come with one (is that seriously too much to ask for?) and it looked like a normal USB port at first, but I tried the spare one from my ps3 controller I was using as a pc controller and it wouldn't fit. What are you pulling here?

So beyond ♥♥♥♥♥♥ off right now that I might have to actually get dressed and go out in the damn rain and cold just to get a stupid wire for this because I hate batteries that I have to manually change out with a passion. Will someone at least make this slightly less of an annoyance by telling me what this thing expects? If it doesn't take a standard cord that comes with a ps3 controller I have no idea what to use.

Edit: it won't take the USB I use on my external HDD either (it's just a normal WD passport), really ♥♥♥♥ing smooth valve, thanks a lot. >_>

lol take your meds kid