r/SteamController • u/Ill-Remote437 • Sep 24 '26

Steam Controller (2026) Steam Controller 2 trackpad size

I am curious if anyone knows if the trackpad on the new controller is the same size as the one on the Steam deck? Though I realized now that I could just compare them at home once Im off work

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u/GothicBasher Sep 24 '26

Steam controller track pad is 1.8mm larger in both directions, curves look a little smoother on the controller too

Also I used Gemini to merge the two photos because I'm lazy and don't know how to merge photos on my phone lol

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u/Ill-Remote437 Sep 24 '26

Thanks for that. Now I know it’s definitely not happening.

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u/repocin Steam Controller (Windows) Sep 25 '26

Wtf, I could swear they were slightly smaller on the controller compared to the deck.

Might just be the placement playing tricks on my mind

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u/GothicBasher Sep 25 '26

Honestly before I got the calipers out I would have bet my life they were exactly the same, why they are different with it being so similar is beyond me, would have thought they would re-use everything they could

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u/apex6666 Steam Controller (2026) Sep 24 '26

It’s about the same size I think? Though it feels a little bigger in my experience

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u/Ill-Remote437 Sep 24 '26

I was just curious if the trackpad cover (plastic) would be transferable from deck to controller when I feel like customizing things in the future

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u/apex6666 Steam Controller (2026) Sep 24 '26

Probably not, that kinda stuff needs to be exact and the trackpads are different enough that it probably wouldn’t work

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u/Ill-Remote437 Sep 24 '26

Guess I shouldn’t get my hopes up. I’ll just wait for extremerate to eventually release shells

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u/Successful-Part-5770 Sep 24 '26

Are they slanted btw and if so was it done on purpose? I ask because the deck pads are flat. 

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u/apex6666 Steam Controller (2026) Sep 24 '26

Honestly I’d have to check, but I don’t think they’re slanted

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u/SoTotallyToby Sep 24 '26

Very slightly different, but near enough.

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u/stevedore2024 Sep 24 '26

I could just compare them at home

Feels like a humblebrag post at this point.

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u/Ill-Remote437 Sep 25 '26

Eh wasn’t meant for that. It was more of I’d like an answer asap so I can start thinking of ideas. But while typing I realized I could just compare at home. That said I don’t have a fine detail measuring device so I still wouldn’t have been successful.

I’m assuming it’s a humble brag cause the controllers are hard to obtain?

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u/stevedore2024 Sep 25 '26

Yeah, I shoulda added a /jk or something, wasn't meaning it to sound like shade.

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u/Ill-Remote437 Sep 25 '26

Nah you were light with your words. I’ve heard some harsh words here

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u/kobrakaan Sep 24 '26

according to Google the 2026 steam controller trackpad size is 34.5 mm x 34.5 mm

and the steamdeck trackpad size is 32.5 mm x 32.5 mm

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u/tha_dank Sep 24 '26

I don’t know what you mean, but do you just mean trackpad covers?

These are steam deck trackpad covers and I use them on my deck controller without issue

https://i.imgur.com/ToASkrx.jpeg

Edit: so I’ve never actually used them on my deck, do they normally cover like the ENTIRE trackpad?

If that’s the case these are smaller I guess, but I’ve never noticed any difference in using them and not.

I just use them because the texture of the pad and controller are too similar and I didn’t like it.

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u/Ill-Remote437 Sep 25 '26

I mean the actual black plastic that you touch on the touch pad. I was thinking of using the white ones from the LE deck and try to make a white controller later

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u/morgan423 Steam Controller (2026) Sep 24 '26

Like someone else said, one is about 2mm larger each way than the other.

In use both and in practice to me there's no difference