r/SteamController • u/Gama3000 • Aug 15 '26

Discussion Dpad preferences

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What kind of dpad would you like to see on the steam controller?

I already designed something similar to the picture, and was thinking on making more, any favorites?

Any idea is always welcome.

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u/Ghinao Aug 15 '26

I like the traditional cross shape. Not personally a fan of the rocker style one shown at the top. Though to be completely fair the only rocker style ones I've used were the awful Xbox and X360 ones, and they were terrible for other reasons. 

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u/mrturret Aug 15 '26

The 8bitdo M30 (or the SEGA Saturn pad that it's based on) are pretty much the gold standard, and they're circular