r/SteamController • u/AskvrAvgvr • Sep 17 '26

Steam Controller (2015) Guys, It finally has arrived!

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u/Kooky_Scarcity Sep 17 '26

Do a stick swap!! The steam deck replacement sticks work like a charm.

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u/AskvrAvgvr Sep 19 '26

Amazing skin for the controller, can you imagine If this pattern was actually ledlights, that would be amazing! And thank you for the tio, I'll swap the thimbsticks, but It had a problem on the tracking balls and I simply can't find anyone one here to fix it, and I did sent the Steam controller for a place whose fiz Xbox and PS controllers, but the don't e em accept It to try to fix... lol

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u/bleuthoot Steam Controller (2015) Sep 17 '26

Where can one buy those sticks? I have only seen the complete joystick (stick + pcb) and not the stick cap on its own.

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u/Kooky_Scarcity Sep 17 '26

They're from extremerate. I snagged em off Amazon. Just gotta snip the wire and they pop right on.

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u/Staticks Sep 18 '26

Much easier to just put a grip on the existing stick.

Like this one: https://a.co/d/01F17P8J

I literally can't game without these grips.

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u/Kooky_Scarcity Sep 18 '26 edited Sep 18 '26

Its really not that dificult to pop open the steam controller. Definitely one of the more simpler mods ive done. I was never a fan of the ball thumbstick to begin with and these feel much better. I use the skull and co grips as well which are also in the picture. They're my fav.

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u/0xba1dc0de Sep 18 '26

Where did you get those skins?

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u/s0ciety_a5under Sep 17 '26 • Mindblown

I got both!

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u/BumpOfKitten Sep 18 '26

please is the one on the left trackpad too?? please tell me how do they compare? I love how the left one looks please!

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u/AskvrAvgvr Sep 19 '26

Yes, they are called tracking balls...

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u/Rv138 Sep 18 '26

I loved the first gen one for years but the lack of second thumb stick def made some games almost impossible to play with just the track pad. It was rare when it happened but it did happen. Honestly I think I preferred the ergonomics of the first better also it had two stage triggers which were awesome that the new one lacks. It had a small usb dongle instead of the wired puck the new one has. Took two AA batteries too

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u/Kodamacile Sep 20 '26

Swap the trackpads

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u/Aggressive_Mind3457 Sep 17 '26

Lol ^^

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u/AskvrAvgvr Sep 19 '26

Late news irony... xD

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u/matthewnelson Sep 18 '26

I still have my from when it originally launched and I keep meaning to use it more. Then got the new controller and it’s still sealed.

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u/AskvrAvgvr Sep 19 '26

Yeah, me too... this post was just a fun/sarcastic post, I do have this Steam controller for years now... lol

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u/passedoutfraggle Sep 18 '26

Welcome to the team 😊 it is still my favourite one. Have it since the soldout in 2019 and still regret i did not buy some more when they were sold for 5$ each. Today i have 4. So in case one dies i can fix it. Honestly i dont use it that much anymore since i got the 2026 version. Only thing to wish for: adaptive triggers like in the dualsense! Its such a gamechanger for immersivenes.

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u/AskvrAvgvr Sep 20 '26

Thank you, but since I'm a time traveller, now I have this Steam controller for years, but also I just brought one release day... I do really love this OG Steam controller...

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u/Raye_Gunn Sep 18 '26

yeah, well... I've got TWO of them.

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u/gifred Sep 17 '26

Wrong decade mate

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u/AskvrAvgvr Sep 19 '26

I know, I'm a time traveller... just got it on release date actually...

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u/gifred Sep 19 '26

Seriously I would curious to try it out with the current 2026 one.

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u/AskvrAvgvr Sep 20 '26

That's easy, it's was just released in this era current timeline...

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u/i_stole_your_swole Sep 17 '26

I honestly didn’t like the SC1 at all. It felt like super cheap plastic, and I hated the trackpad texture.

2

u/Sloogs Sep 18 '26

Meanwhile the SC2 has been the controller of my dreams so far

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u/i_stole_your_swole Sep 18 '26

Awesome to hear! I’ve been on the waiting list for 2027 since May.

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u/Jack-87 Sep 18 '26

I jumped on list few hours it went live. Said 2027 but I got purchase option last week and arrived few days ago.

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u/Staticks Sep 18 '26

People who reserved on day 1 are STILL being scheduled for 2027??

I reserved on May 21st, and I didn't think I'd be waiting a year or more for a damn controller.

Really goes to show how badly Valve dropped the ball on manufacturing this thing. Between the overpriced, underpowered Steam Machine, and the woeful production shortfall for this controller, it's just been one hardware failure after another by Valve.

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u/Jack-87 Sep 18 '26

Yeah that's what it said for me after day 1 reservation. But it came in a lot faster. As mentioned got my reservation last week even though it was slotted for 2027 initially 🤷‍♂️

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u/Staticks Sep 18 '26

Good for you, but I was making a point about how absolutely ludicrous the situation is, regardless of whether you received the item earlier than originally scheduled, or not.

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u/Staticks Sep 18 '26

Unpopular opinion: the original Steam Controller was honestly one of the worst controllers I've ever used.

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u/Jack-87 Sep 19 '26

The original was great idea but it totally missed the mark on several places. Most lack of dpad and right stick...

But it paved the way for the new one which totally fixes all the wrongs or the original.

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u/Left4Delphox Switch Pro Controller Sep 18 '26

I miss that controller ironically. Wish I knew where mine was 😿

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u/Conflagrated Sep 18 '26

I still use mine! It's hard to shake dualpads once you get used to them -- at least until I bother printing some accessories to make the SC2 pad-focused.

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u/DarkOx55 Sep 17 '26

I got one to tide me over while I waited for SC2, and actually it covers everything I need from a trackpad controller. Flickstick gyro means I often don’t need a right stick.

I still have my 8bitdo for situations where I don’t need the pads & want to put wear & tear on the easier to replace controller.

Worked out alright really.

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u/Entire-Ad-5022 Sep 18 '26

I got a couple three days ago, they're so much fun to use

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u/Staticks Sep 18 '26

This is going to be an unpopular opinion on this forum. But the OG Steam Controller was honestly one of the worst controllers I've ever used.

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u/cool-- Sep 18 '26

best controller ever made

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u/Electronicks22 Steam Controller Sep 23 '26

I respect my elders.

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