SeasideSoutherner 2019 年 6 月 8 日 上午 9:21
Controllers for use with Steam
Hi I'm new to Steam but I was planning on purchasing a controller to use with Steam.

What controller is better to use with Steam? As I know Steam supports Xbox one and PS4 controllers as well as the Steam controller. I am unsure which one to purchase and was looking for people's opinions on each one.
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Bad 💀 Motha 2019 年 6 月 8 日 上午 9:29 
I'd stick to an XboxOne type of controller.

Microsoft branded ones work both wired via microusb to usb data sync cable, or wireless via either bluetooth, or via the MS XBO usb wireless adapter.

If those are out of your budget range, there are cheaper XBO wired controllers by PDP and PowerA that work just as well.

The wired usb and wireless models from Logitech work just as well also. Their wireless model comes with a usb dongle included.

Others that work and could be considered... Controllers from Razer, Sony DS4, Nintendo Switch
SeasideSoutherner 2019 年 6 月 8 日 上午 9:36 
Thanks for your comment. I was leaning towards the Xbox controller but wasn't sure if the steam one was any better. Will probably end up going for the Xbox one.
Cloudy 2019 年 6 月 8 日 上午 9:37 
I would pick an Xbox One controller over a PS4 one personally. Xbox One controllers work natively with Windows 10, and are not too heavy when there is no battery using it wired. Plus I much prefer the left analog stick position on it versus any PlayStation controller. Not needing to bend my left thumb down and hold the controller with my ring finger and middle finger instead of my palm. This is all just my opinion and really it just comes down to preference since both have good PCB input speed.
Bad 💀 Motha 2019 年 6 月 8 日 上午 9:55 
360 just aren't generally available anymore and the 360 knock-offs are terrible. Overall the way 360 vs XBO types are seen by the OS and their keybinds layout are the same
ugafan 2019 年 6 月 8 日 下午 3:05 
引用自 SeasideSoutherner
I was leaning towards the Xbox controller but wasn't sure if the steam one was any better.

The best answer I can give is that it depends. I'd say the Steam controller has a lower floor, but a higher ceiling.

Out of the box without any customization, most people would probably prefer the Xbox controller.
It works well from the start. In comparison, when you first start with the Steam controller, it may feel clunky and doesn't do what you want.

But once you learn how to customize it, the Steam controller can definitely exceed the Xbox controller. It can also be used in games that were designed for mouse and keyboard that don't have controller support.

If you don't like the idea of learning how to configure a controller, and want something you don't have to fiddle with, I would say go with the Xbox.

But if you like the idea of setting up custom configurations and fine turning things, I would say get the Steam controller.
_I_ 2019 年 6 月 8 日 下午 3:11 
stick to the basics
ms wired x360, ms wireless x360+ms receiver, ms xbone, sony ds3/ds4 (with bt4+ receiver)
off brand are hit/miss, including chinese clones
if you want one thats going to work get a ms or sony controller
最后由 _I_ 编辑于; 2019 年 6 月 8 日 下午 3:11
Bad 💀 Motha 2019 年 6 月 8 日 下午 4:55 
Trust me I've looked, it's hard to find the MS 360 stuff now, especially outside usa. And the China knock off crap is not the same and hardly ever works out well

If you buy a controller that IS Xbox or ds4 types, make sure it's the official brand and not a knockoff. But again the XBO ones from PDP and PowerA are ok
最后由 Bad 💀 Motha 编辑于; 2019 年 6 月 8 日 下午 4:57
DeLucia 2019 年 6 月 9 日 上午 6:21 
I own both xbox one and xbox 360 controllers, the xbox one controller feels more accurate to me.
Both of them work flawlessly with windows with no configuring.
Snow 2019 年 6 月 9 日 上午 7:23 
X360, XO - almost flawless support.
DS4 - fine support, tho some games might act a bit weird so I'd recommend using SCP Toolkit to make it work like X360 one.
DS3 - no support afaik, tho once again SCP Toolkit saves the day.

I strongly recommend official console controllers like those above. Those are built to last for ages, you're getting decent support from known brands, in case anything goes wrong - you're very likely to find a solution within a minutes on the internet. You can also go with known brands, tho stay away from Razer, the built quality sucks. Can go as low as Logitech F310 - anything that's got XInput mode will work just fine.
What comes to differences - it's best to consider what games do you want to play and how exact controller type feels for you. Say X360 controller got enormous triggers, what might be good for racing games or flight simulators, but isn't handy for shooters, and I can't find the right words to explain how bad is D-PAD of X360. DS3 is my daily driver as its battery lasts for weeks of non-intensive gaming as its D-PAD is one of the best ever made for 2D games and fighting games, but the controller was designed for Asian hands so Brit like yourself might find it uncomfortable. Also triggers on DS3 require plastic pads on top else it sometimes slides away. Both DS4 and XO are good all-rounders, yet D-PAD is still better on Sony side, and XO feels way better in big hands. Not sure about XO's battery life, but DS4's basically suck, and I'm sure it's not just personal issue of mine.
Anyway, go try some. Find a friend, or a stand to play some console, compare and choose the one that feels better for you. And if it's DS3/DS4 - feel free to come back to get helped with SCP Toolkit if anything goes wrong. Rn I've got both DS3 and DS4, both connected via bluetooth. Can't tell how good it feels to just pick up a controller, press PS button and start playing, without wires, setting up things and whatever. One does not need a console to make things handy, and Steam Big Picture is definitely a thing to try.
Supafly 2019 年 6 月 9 日 上午 8:46 
引用自 Snow
X360, XO - almost flawless support.
DS4 - fine support, tho some games might act a bit weird so I'd recommend using SCP Toolkit to make it work like X360 one.
DS3 - no support afaik, tho once again SCP Toolkit saves the day.
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Only annoying thing about SCPToolkit is that if you want to connect via Bluetooth it takes complete control of the Bluetooth adapter so you can't connect another other Bluetooth device. II switched to DS4Windows for my DS4 over SCPToolkit about a year ago just so I could add other Bluetooth devices. That said Steam dopes have support for DS4 now. Not sure how good as I'm happy with DS4Windows for now.

Other thing to mention about using DS4 or DS3 is that in-game prompts will almost always be Xbox style prompts. Remember what XYAB prompts means which playstation symbol style can be a little confusing at first.
HypersleepyNaputunia 2019 年 6 月 9 日 上午 8:47 
xb1 easy but breaks after few years
xb360 built like tank
ps2 with $5 usb adapter from ebay - works fine
steam controller - weird but some like
mikel3113 2019 年 6 月 9 日 上午 10:44 
I like the Nvidia Shield controllers( old and new version is good, but new one is a touch better). It has the feel of an xbox 360 controller, but with more advanced features in it. give it a look, it's grossly overlooked

I also bought a Steam controller on a sale and at a sale price it's pretty decent, but I only use it for certain games and it takes getting used to
最后由 mikel3113 编辑于; 2019 年 6 月 9 日 上午 10:46
Bad 💀 Motha 2019 年 6 月 9 日 上午 11:35 
引用自 Ralf
引用自 Bad 💀 Motha
Trust me I've looked, it's hard to find the MS 360 stuff now, especially outside usa.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows/dp/B000MGVAAQ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Xbox-360-Wireless-Controller/dp/B01H3Q6VJM
Yes and sorely ridiculously priced. 360 controllers are like 20$ usd
Snow 2019 年 6 月 9 日 下午 12:29 
引用自 Suicidal Monkey
Only annoying thing about SCPToolkit is that if you want to connect via Bluetooth it takes complete control of the Bluetooth adapter so you can't connect another other Bluetooth device. II switched to DS4Windows for my DS4 over SCPToolkit about a year ago just so I could add other Bluetooth devices. That said Steam dopes have support for DS4 now. Not sure how good as I'm happy with DS4Windows for now.
If one's about to spend $50 for a controller - I believe one can spare extra $10 for a bluetooth dongle. That's why I've got two - one for flawless controller usability and one for BT headset and other stuff I might want to connect. DS4Windows left a bad impression - it did randomly crash, did cause CPU usage spikes, did cause input delay periodically etc. All those problems might be fixed by now, and most likely are considering you prefer DS4W over SCP, tho considering SCP works for both DS3 and DS4 and I've got both - it's still my preferred option.


引用自 Suicidal Monkey
Other thing to mention about using DS4 or DS3 is that in-game prompts will almost always be Xbox style prompts. Remember what XYAB prompts means which playstation symbol style can be a little confusing at first.
That is just partially correct. A lot of modern games do have DS input prompts built-in (i.e. The Witcher 3), and a lot of popular ones that don't have prompts do have simple mods that fix that (i.e. Resident Evil 6). But I personally don't mind X360 prompts as A B X Y are with us for a long time by now and are intuitive.
最后由 Snow 编辑于; 2019 年 6 月 9 日 下午 8:09
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