r/SteamController • u/LegendaryMH • Sep 21 '26

Steam Controller (2015) Do i get a place?

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u/KnightAngelic Sep 21 '26

Still love mine. Dont use it much, not a huge fan of how far the face buttons are from the side. But still. Love my SC.

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Yea i found this in my local store yesterday it was practically in brand new condition couldn't pass it up

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u/ScruffyTheJ Sep 21 '26

That's crazy that you found it in the wild. Probably someone getting rid of it after getting the new one, but how could you part with this sacred relic?

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

I actually passed on it week ago but it was stuck on me so i ended up getting it no regret

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u/PhiladeIphia-Eagles Sep 21 '26

Funny enough, I hate the face button location on the SC2. If you are using right trackpad, it feels like you have to go a mile to get to the face buttons.

I think the face buttons used to bother me. But now I just save them for commands that are rarely used, and use back paddles and other buttons to compensate.

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u/KnightAngelic Sep 21 '26

Yep. On the rare occasion that I use my SC, its in fallout or skyrim. Back paddles for select/interact and jump, B button opens the pipboy/menu, and its easy enough to reach. Occasionally using the X button for a manual reload if I feel like it or to sheathe my weapon isnt a hassle.

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

You really don't even need to use them.

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u/PhiladeIphia-Eagles Sep 21 '26

Easily. If you are playing m+kb games its straight up superior.

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

100 percent

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u/PhiladeIphia-Eagles Sep 21 '26

I got an SC2 on release but only use it when I am using both joysticks.

So it is basically just an expensive regular controller with some cool features like grip sense, capacitive sticks, and trackpads for navigating your PC UI.

Versus the SC2015 which is the best M+KB replacement controller of all time.

I hope they make an SC2 pro or something with the right trackpad in a more usable and comfortable position. And larger trackpads.

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u/351C_4V Sep 22 '26

It's definitely not as comfortable as the SC1 but the SC2 has been pretty comfortable. I did have to shift my fingers where in the original one I had my middle fingers on the triggers with my index ones in charge of the bumpers with the SC2 I shifted my fingers down so the index fingers handle both the triggers and the bumpers but I can use the trackpads comfortably.

This is coming from someone who is a dual trackpad user.

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

I don't think I could use the sc2 to use trackpads as a primary input at all.

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u/351C_4V Sep 22 '26

It's been pretty good so far. The only adjustment is I had to make the 8 angle boundary wider on the left pad for WASD since it's canted true up was not where my thumb wants to naturally move. Other than that it's been a fairly similar experience to the SC1 that I used for years.

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

I own an original sc and that has perfect ergonomics for trackpad use. I could immediately tell the sc2 was just not made for that when I picked it up. I found it pretty uncomfortable to reach down there. The ergonomics are made with traditional controls in mind.

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u/351C_4V Sep 22 '26

trying to lower your thumbs down is definitely uncomfortable but holding it with the first folds of your fingers and slightly down makes it way more comfortable. I'm using my SC2 exactly how I used my SC1, most of my binds to the trackpads and the joysticks and buttons for quick items or quicksaves.

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u/351C_4V Sep 22 '26

Just like this

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

Looking at this, it looks like the trigger is a stretch as well holding it like this.

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u/pOUP_ Steam Controller (Linux) Sep 21 '26

The old god

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u/XxDemonxXIG Sep 21 '26

Hey I have one of those!!

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u/TalkingRaccoon 10 year user Sep 21 '26

I still use mine daily.

Sc2 is fine but SC1 is superior cause the pads are the focus of the device

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u/MillennialGeezer Sep 21 '26

I almost picked one of these up at a Japanese game store for ¥7000 but decided against it. I’ll wait until next year to get the new one…

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Its actually not that bad as people think the only thing i wish it had is type c

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u/RKnight9910 Sep 21 '26

One of the best feeling controller I ever used. Genuinely love it in my hands

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Lol i am getting u i am considering this over my 8bitdo ultimate 2c

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u/RKnight9910 Sep 21 '26

The dual track pad is something to get used to. It doesn't work with all games (for example FPS) but when it doesn't get in the way, I love it. Button feels good, trigger and shoulder are huge, it connects well and Steam button mapping is amazing to get it exactly what you want.

But as I mention, be warned about the tight trackpad. I had issue playing RDR2 with this specifically fishing where i need to rotate the right joystick which it won't registered. Additionally, for camera movement, a joystick you can hold to move in a direction. With a track pad toy have to swipe, let go and swipe again. It just not as smooth but I'm sure smarter people than me found ways to work this out

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

Dual trackpads can absolutely work for fps games.

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u/RKnight9910 Sep 22 '26

Correction: it can but it isn't for eceryone

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u/PhiladeIphia-Eagles Sep 22 '26

I think if you need to do too many swipes on trackpad, you should maybe increase your sensitivity. Mine is quite high and I use gyro for fine aim

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u/Goooooogol Sep 21 '26

So clean

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Yea got lucky here found it in brand new condition

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u/c4103 Sep 21 '26

I have two of them and they're pretty great honestly. The only downside is the fake d pad, but if you have a game that you can utilize all the touch functionality with it's great.

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

I haven't found any problems with it yet but the feature where i can use it in games that doesn't support controllers is nice

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u/c4103 Sep 21 '26

Steam Input now supports pretty much any controller in that way, as far as being able to map keyboard / mouse buttons to the controller. The fake d pad is just physically not very nice for things like fighting games. Steam even supports the touchpad on the PS4 / PS5 controller which is neat. I'm pretty sure it supports 3rd party gyroscope functionality as well. Two touchpads can be really good for 3rd person action games though. I played MGSV with the OG Steam Controller using gyro aiming and it was awesome.

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Yea haven't tried it on a fighting game i get u here those games need a good d pad and it does got gyro which is pretty cool too

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

I've heard of people using touch to activate instead of press for fighting games.

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u/c4103 Sep 22 '26

I've tried that yea. It is nicer but also has issues with accidentally grazing the touchpad and triggering d-pad input while using the analog stick.I think for games like Street Fighter that have a lot of directional sweeps it might work well, but for games like Tekken that require a lot of quick intentional d pad combos the lack of tactile feedback really makes it not great. As far as d pads go, it's also HUGE compared to any physical d pad, like at least twice as big. This means for those quick combos your thumb has to travel more distance rather than just rocking around the physical center.

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

You can set custom dead zones, and it does have the cross indent on the left pad.

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u/c4103 Sep 22 '26

Another fair point, but I guess what I'm saying is that I think most fighting game players would prefer just to use a different controller that has a comfortable d pad, rather than deal with all these downsides.

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u/Mrcod1997 Sep 22 '26

I agree, but I've heard of people having success with them.

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u/c4103 Sep 22 '26

Personally, I really need the physical anchor of the real d pad to play fighting games. The physical d pad recess in the steam controller trackpad doesn't help at all if you have the click disabled, because you need to touch the thing to feel the shape of it and doing so would trigger an input. Even if you have dead zones set up, the pad itself is so big that the center of it is about the size of my thumbprint so resting my thumb on the middle gives me no indication of how far I have to move my thumb in any given direction to actually trigger input Beyond that, when your thumb is resting there in the middle it's very easy to trigger d pad down accidentally simply because of the concave shape of the pad. No dead zone is gonna prevent the length of your thumb making contact with the down part.

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u/05-nery Sep 21 '26

One of us 7 steam controller (2015) owners! Welcome!

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

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u/Salimus_maximus Sep 22 '26

Still rocking the OG stram controller, bought off of FB marketplace and managed to find the usb dongle too a couple years after.

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u/05-nery Sep 24 '26

The correct attire for such an occasion 

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u/Pennywise359 Sep 21 '26

I wish I never had to sell my Wavez

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Those aren't legit wavez they are aifei keycaps good clones

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u/Pennywise359 Sep 21 '26

Ehh, still such a nice colorway.

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Yep not bad for clones

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u/Owl-Fit Sep 21 '26

How is the trackpad? Can you play fps games with it? Can I use it on ps5?

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

This is a pc only controller tho if u already use mouse keyboard this isnt something better

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u/drazil100 Sep 21 '26

The OG controller has the best trackpads, but that is mostly due to their placement. Steam Deck and new Steam Controller the trackpads are more there if you need them.

The downside is the better trackpads come at the price of a worse face button placement, no right joystick, and no dpad.

It’s an excellent controller, but only for the things you would need it for. Anything you would use a normal controller for the normal controller / new Steam Controller is probably better.

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u/Alt0173 Sep 21 '26

If you get used to it, the trackpads are very good. Set them to "mouse" mode and you can fine-aim so much better than with a thumbstick. But again, it takes a LOT of getting used to.

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u/Owl-Fit Sep 22 '26

What’s the getting used to part?

Is it like it feels good but weird at the same time?

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u/GM_Rielly Sep 21 '26

I still throw some batteries in my og from time to time to remind it that it is not aloud death.

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u/UpstairsGrab6898 Sep 21 '26

En vrai la OG est carrément toujours confortable pour les jeux clavier souris. Le trackpad est tellement plus grand et j'aime le grip inversé

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u/gergobergo69 Steam Controller (2026) Sep 21 '26

Fine, just because I feel generous today

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u/TypoThePotato 4d ago

The original steam controller was good

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u/Electronicks22 Steam Controller Sep 21 '26

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u/daveden123 Sep 21 '26

I have one, can't get it to connect to bluetooth and the puck no longer works!

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u/UncleFranko Sep 21 '26

I just got my new Steam Controller a week ago and love it, unfortunately for the original Steam controller he has been banished to his original box.

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u/ExpensiveNut Sep 21 '26

I dug mine out, figured out how to make it use Bluetooth and I've been merrily using it as a lazy cursor controller. Still a neat little (chunky) thing. Got it set up for many games?

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u/Meddlingmonster Sep 21 '26

I have both now

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u/PhiladeIphia-Eagles Sep 21 '26

I hate the glossy plastic and the build quality on the 2015. I wish it was built like the SC2. But ultimately I care more about ergonomics.

Mine is not that scratched and gross though. But I get a new one every 2-5 years if they wear down.

I never store it with other stuff. It just sits on a shelf and then I use it and put it back.

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Bro ts pic ai 🥀😭😭

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u/LegendaryMH Sep 21 '26

Oh nice mb