SC still available??

[Surgeon]

I thought they didn't make their controller anymore. I saw it on Amazon and lost my mind! I was happy thinking they started production on these again but noticed it's $300 but on sale 20% off so it's $234 right now. Why is this so expensive and why don't they sell it on steam store? Are the steam controllers found on Amazon legit? Made by steam? I had one years ago but unfortunately lost it during hard times. I really want to get this controller again but $234-$300?? Ouch.... I am going to get an 8bitdo Ultimate 2 controller as it has TMR joysticks and a bunch of other bells and whistles I want but I would love to have one of the steam controllers again.

[DaMu]

Valve discontinued the Steam Conttoller years ago and did not restock them to this day. What you found was a third party seller listing the Steam Controller at a scalper profit. It may be in the original box or it may be the controller itself without cables or adapters. You can't tell from Amazon thirds party sellers unless they have a custom description.

Don't trust the list price; that's a number the seller made up. The MSRP back in 2016 was $50 USD

[VisciousFishes]

Google Hori Steam pad. That's the closest you will get now. I have both the old Steam controller and the newer Hori pad version. Neither are perfect controllers but it's a game of tradeoffs. No vibration on the Hori pad. Bad layout on the og Steam controller.

[DaMu]

Originally posted by VisciousFishes:

Google Hori Steam pad.

No, Google NEW Steam Controller, because clickbait

[@R+5]

Originally posted by VisciousFishes:

Google Hori Steam pad. That's the closest you will get now.

looks like a decent controller, but lacks trackpads, so it isnt the closest thing to a real one. the trackpads are the main feature of the steam controller, because even if you can find them a bit unsual, if you take a bit of time configuring them to your taste, and playing with settings, they can be really precise and fast. ie, depending how you set it, controlling the camera with a "trackball style settings" can allow better speed and more precise motion than when using the trackpad to try to emulate a "traditional" directional stick.

Originally posted by DaMu:

Originally posted by VisciousFishes:

Google Hori Steam pad.

No, Google NEW Steam Controller, because clickbait

i was hoping they would keep the large and round trackpads, but improved them. anyway looks nice, but maybe the form factor of the original version still seems superior to me, at least relative to ergonomics.

[@R+5]

in case you want to see what seems to be the prototype of the new steam controller:

https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1861543924470251771

[VisciousFishes]

Originally posted by @R+5:

in case you want to see what seems to be the prototype of the new steam controller:

https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1861543924470251771

This picture shares similarities with the Steam Deck. Minus the screen, it's pretty similar.

[Nando234]

I remember when it was discontinued. They even made a special sale and were selling it for 5 U$D, if I remember correctly. I tried to get it but it was sold out too fast. Anyway,
Nowadays there are lots of better controllers out there with a lot of things that this controller doesn't have. For example, there is the Nyxi Flexi and similar, that have modular parts, letting you switch the left stick and D-Pad ot switching the A B X Y buttons.
I myself bought a couple months back a EasySMX X20. It's like an Xbox One controller. YOu can switch between old DInput mode and XInput modes, it works on PC, Android and Switch. I tried it on PS3 and it works with the receiver.

[@R+5]

Originally posted by VisciousFishes:

Originally posted by @R+5:

in case you want to see what seems to be the prototype of the new steam controller:

https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1861543924470251771

This picture shares similarities with the Steam Deck. Minus the screen, it's pretty similar.

yes, it seems also a bit big, and not very attractive imo. if they are truly going to making them more or less like that picture, i think they should copy nintendo and make it "splitable", and maybe each half with a gyroscopic sensor, so maybe they could also be used similar to vr controllers.

that could be interesting.