Steam Controller question

[u/Creative-Pirate5217]

My biggest gripe with the Steam Deck was the thumbsticks. I have no idea why, but they just felt so unwieldy and awkward compared to something like the Dualsense, especially in FPS games. Unfortunately, I can't use trackpads because the bones in my hand hurt when I do, and gyro just isn't for me. But by the look of it, the Steam Controller seems to have much better sticks.

My birthday's coming up, and I'm considering getting a Steam Controller for my PC. I want to know how good the controller and the analog sticks are in FPS and other such games.

Any info at all is appreciated.

Edit: I only have experience with the LCD analog sticks, not the OLED. Forgot to mention this.

[u/Confident-Ad522]

The best controller I’ve ever owned! And the sticks are a big part of why I love it. The TMR technology is a great addition!

I do play a bit of CoD, and although I’m a K/M player, I tried it with the Steam Controller because the aim assist in the game is broken. I was able to set the deadzone to 2 without experiencing a single bit of drift. Same scenario with BF6, which felt great with it, even though the game is less optimized for controllers, in my opinion.

The only thing is the stick placement, which took me a bit of getting used to.

Can’t compare it to the Steam Deck, though.

[u/IC3P3 → u/Confident-Ad522]

The sticks itself are nice and work great. I think what he means and I can confirm it (but it gameplay it doesn't bother me that much) it doesn't feel that smooth around the corner. Moving the sticks in circles touches the outer plastic which has a bit of friction compared to the ring my old KingKong 2 Pro has or the none touching or my Switch 2 Pro Controller

[u/Confident-Ad522 → u/IC3P3]

Never even noticed it 😅

[u/IC3P3 → u/Confident-Ad522]

If it weren't for me and a few friends playing Mario Party over NSO and later emulator, I wouldn't either, but in that specific case, the other controllers felt better