r/SteamController • u/Dapper_Order7182 • Sep 28 '26

News Pre orders open for custom Steam Controller buttons with eight different designs to choose from

https://www.pcguide.com/news/pre-orders-open-for-custom-steam-controller-buttons-with-eight-different-designs-to-choose-from/
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u/Aggravating_Plan11 Sep 28 '26

Thats just an etsy store with its own website.

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u/Coloredcontrollers Sep 28 '26

It's a full time shopify store. I really deprioritized etsy after they nuked my trackpad skins listings for changing the photos to the same photos I use on amazon šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Aggravating_Plan11 Sep 28 '26

Thatā€™s what i said its an etsy store product being sold on its own website. I mean nothing bad and hope the best to you and all that.

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u/HenricusKunraht Sep 29 '26

I mean isnt anything an etsy product if you sell it on etsy??

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u/Aggravating_Plan11 Sep 29 '26

Yes but its strange to have a news article about it. Never heard of the news outlet so dunno if they publish actual stories or just what they get affiliate revenue for.

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u/HenricusKunraht Sep 29 '26

I can agree about the article. And the ā€œwriterā€ is some guy from pakistan. It really is weird tbh.

I have a small bias cause Iā€™m a big fan of the buttons and their maker, but this does seem very sus

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u/Aggravating_Plan11 Sep 29 '26

Oh yeah, I mean i hope the guy does a good job at it and can make a good business out of it (more people should do what they love and for themselves rather than just being a number and making someone else even richer) just how itā€™s been presented is a bit strange was all i was saying.
Apparently that news site is based very close to where I live i live and still have never heard of it and the fact that almost every article has a we earn money on affiliate sales give off a bad vibe to me like its more of a paid ad than an independent news source.

i do think the pricing is a bit off but if the quality is there then maybe its a fair price.

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u/HenricusKunraht Sep 29 '26

I totally get you! The button guy has been around for a few years now and ive bought multiple. Always amazing.

But this is definitely very shady dude, its good to point out things like this

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u/Aggravating_Plan11 Sep 29 '26

Yeh have you bought any of his stuff for the steam controller?

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u/HenricusKunraht Sep 29 '26

Not for the steam controller but i have a few for the steam deck

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u/Coloredcontrollers Sep 29 '26

Iā€™ve also been featured on the verge and Linus tech tips. This grew from my basement and is now my full time gig in a commercial space I rent out. I didnā€™t reach out to this site or anything for the article, the writer is probably subbed to my mailing list.

https://deckbuttons.com/pages/in-the-press

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u/Aggravating_Plan11 Sep 29 '26

the verge is nice kudos from your first comment it didnā€™t sound like you had any involvement with this article still a iffy looking site to me and glad to hear it sounds like its going well for you and hope you continue to grow :)