• Defaced@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        10 months ago

        I have two of them, and they’re great controllers. It has a really nice dpad and the joysticks never had any reputation for stick drift. The Bluetooth implementation suffers from the same problem all Bluetooth controllers have though, latency. If it weren’t for the shoddy Bluetooth implementation it would be the perfect controller.

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            4·
            10 months ago

            Sure, but it works pretty well for me. I have BT headphones and DS4 controllers, and they work reasonably well together. I don’t really notice the latency for the type of gaming I do (non-competitive SP games mostly).

    • LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.chEnglish
      13·
      10 months ago

      It’s the primary controller I use with my SteamDeck.

      I got it for free with a stadia promo, then Google unlocked the Bluetooth, and it works fine.

    • ono@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      They’re easy to find for $15-20 USD. What does it matter if they’re discontinued?

    • jayandp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      Dirt cheap on eBay and will probably show up in thrift stores eventually. Making them usable by someone is better than them ending up in a landfill.

      Though I still wouldn’t buy one, but I’m biased since I have one already(got it for free from Google at some point 😝)

    • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
      51·
      10 months ago

      So is the Steam Controller, but I’ll continue to use them until something better comes along.

    • newIdentity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      Honestly the Stadia controller was great. I still have it and it’s my favorite. The Bluetooth implementation just isn’t that great since it was never intended to be used that way anyway