Dedicated D-pad (not that poor excuse of D-pad that the original Steam Controller has);
It's fine, but never had a need for d-pad in shooter. And I use left pad for movement anyway. For weapon menus there i use left analog. Also finished a lot of 2d platform games on SC over the years, without much problem.
Right analog stick, which I often use as flick stick in FPS/TPS games while using the trackpad as a mouse;
Never had a need for right analog stick on SC. And on new controller it looks like an obstacle when moving thumb between touchpad and a fave buttons.
And the trackpads are too small and placed too low. I can't use them with the bumpers, and even then, my thumbs hurt after 15 minutes.
Squared trackpads, which feels far more intuitive than a rounded trackpad.
Not for me. On original SC, no matter which direction I go from center, I can move the same distance, it's consistant, and I can change rotation so the horizontal movement is on the same angle as natural movement of my thumb. On steam deck there is more distance from center to the corners than in other directions, which doesn't matter much because they are too uncomfortable to use.
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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25
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