Is there anywhere where you can try out a Steam Controller in person before buying one...

Is there anywhere where you can try out a Steam Controller in person before buying one? I kind of want one but I don't know if I'll like how it feels or not

You won't

Yeah, you can always buy at the store, do try out and then return

Also, If you are powernigger at GameStop you can buy a preowned and then return after 1 week for another game or your money (off topic btw)

I like mine a lot more than I thought I would. It's adequate for a mouse emulator and a decent compromise for a right joystick, but make no mistake that the controller IS a compromise controller.

Take your xbone pad and throw it against the wall real hard 2-3 times. Than marinate it with Worcester sauce and leave out in the rain for the night. Will feel like a shteam controller for little work. Literally anyone can do it.

You'll like it if you put in the time to get used to it.
I bought mine a year ago and I use it heavily for emulators and twin stick shooters. The software for remapping the layout of the controller is god tier btw

If you're willing to get used to something new, it's definitely worth the money. If you don't want to spend time getting accustomed to it, you should probably wait until someone you know IRL lets you try it out.

These speak the truth. It does take time to get used to and you'll have a very hard time controlling the camera at first with the trackpad but after a while you'll control it just as well as you could with a regular stick.

Friend bought mouse that way. Bought one tested it then returned and repeat until found a good one.

Samefag, but if you think the problem is the customization aspect, it's worth mentioning that you can go into the Controller settings on Steam BPM and enable them for XBox controllers, PS4 controllers, or that shitty DInput controller you have laying around.

It's really not that difficult desu, and you'll be glad you spent at least a little bit of time there.

Does the remapping software have Linux support too? I'm guessing it would because of SteamOS but Idk
Yeah but it's subjective whether I'll end up liking it or not. If I decide to I guess I'll just pick one up a store and return it if I don't like it.

>remapping software
what? there is no remapping "software" it's just a menu in steam

You need more than 5 minutes to really get a feel for it dude, borrow one from a friend for a week and if you don't get used to it by then it's not for you.

you can probably dig one out of someone's trash to try it

Okay... you've got to get used to the controller, it's amazing but you need to adapt to it.

So you probably won't like it at first.

It's fucking great but it takes a while to get used to. Buy it and use it with everything for a while.

Oh ok
So this menu is probably in the Steam program for Linux as well then.
I don't have any friends that own one

I have an xbox 360 controller.

Is there any reason to buy this for $33 instead of using one of them?

Probably not if you never use the couch for PC gaming.

I was planning on picking up a steam link for couch gaming. In some games like LA Noire, they use the analog sticks as a pseudo mouse.

I can't imagine ever playing a shooter on it

>you'll control it just as well as you could with a regular stick
But isn't the entire point behind the controller that you have more control than with regular joysticks, instead of just "just as well"?

Tbh mate... The steam controller has been a great buy for my pc

Spoilers: it's fucking shit. I love(d) Valve as much as the next guy, but it's just gimmicky garbage. Either use a good controller, 360, Xbone, Playstation, whatever, or use a mouse and keyboard. The shitty in between Steam controller is just a really shitty M&KB and ever worse controller.

Avoid it.

I had a Steam Link before but it was laggy as fuck, probably my fault though because I was on WiFi, so definitely make sure you can hook it up with ethernet and that your computer is on ethernet as well. It's only $5 from the Steam store right now so it's well worth it if it does work good for you. Though if your computer is anywhere near a TV, I would just hook it up via HDMI.

You won't like it, buy a PS4 controller instead.

The point is that you you can semi-emulate mouse functions, something that normal 2-stick controllers have always struggled with. If all you play are games that use standard 2-stick console controls, you might not get a lot of benefit.

The big draw for me is that the controller has an insane level of customizability. For instance, you can turn the trackpads into customized hotkey menus, add in macros, turbos, combos (hold a button to get a different effect when you press another button) gyro controls, etc.

I left mine at college over the break and I already miss it. I wanna get /comfy/ and play some Witcher 3 but it's not great without the controller.

I've had mine for two years and it's my controller of choice for PC games.