I wondered if anyone had any experience with a controller that they used while docked? If the 20-30 8bitdo is as good as a one of the premium controllers, id prefer to save some money, since I don’t own a console. If thought I’d ask the community, to see if anyone had any experience to share!
I got the Gulikit KingKong 2 Pro a little while ago for the hall-effect joysticks and am liking it so far. Haven’t used it a bunch with my Deck, but when I did, it worked well. It’s $60, though, so maybe too pricey.
Does anyone have any experience with controllers that aren’t noisy? When playing in a quiet room, my wife finds the clicky noises from my xbox controller very annoying.
There are LOADS of better suggestions than this, but I’ve been using the Google Stadia controller after converting it to BT mode and it’s honestly excellent. It’s got Xbox face button labels, but Sony Trigger labels so it’s just like the steam deck default controls. It feels great, rumble is really strong, and it has a pretty good battery!
But other people are suggesting things like 8BitDo ultimate controller and Gulikit KingKong 2 Pro which are probably better and definitely easier to get ahold of.
8bitdo is an amazing company. Can’t recommend their controllers enough. Browse their website, they have a lot of options at varying prices: https://www.8bitdo.com/
I fully agree with the 8bitdo recommendation.
I have an 8bitdo Pro 2 controller, and I love it. I love that it is easily customizable, I love that I can use it on multiple devices (Quest 2, Nintendo Switch, PC/Deck), I love that it comes with a rechargable battery but can also be used with AA batteries.
Build quality feels great and it can often be found for around $30-40.
Pro 2 is my second favorite controller, right below the Steam Deck’s built-in controller. It’s plugged into my PC at all times. I’m hoping for a model with 2.4g connection at some point. Basically I want the Ultimate’s features in the Pro 2’s shell.
I use two old Google Stadia controllers (RIP!). When the service shut down, Google reimbursed everyone for their purchases, so the controllers were essentially free to me. They also released a webpage-based service to convert them to Bluetooth instead of WiFi which is super easy to do.
The controllers are great and you can pick them up pretty cheap on eBay etc. now that stadia is closed. They work seamlessly with the deck.
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Thanks everyone for their responses! I eventually pulled the trigger on a $29 8bitdo wired/wireless controller!
I got the Gulikit KingKong 2 Pro a little while ago for the hall-effect joysticks and am liking it so far. Haven’t used it a bunch with my Deck, but when I did, it worked well. It’s $60, though, so maybe too pricey.
I’ve been using this for around 8 months now on PC and Deck.
The only things I don’t like about them are:
Would still definitely recommend though because you’re basically getting an Xbox Elite controller for the price of a standard Xbox controller.
Steam controllers are nice :)
Does anyone have any experience with controllers that aren’t noisy? When playing in a quiet room, my wife finds the clicky noises from my xbox controller very annoying.
There are LOADS of better suggestions than this, but I’ve been using the Google Stadia controller after converting it to BT mode and it’s honestly excellent. It’s got Xbox face button labels, but Sony Trigger labels so it’s just like the steam deck default controls. It feels great, rumble is really strong, and it has a pretty good battery!
But other people are suggesting things like 8BitDo ultimate controller and Gulikit KingKong 2 Pro which are probably better and definitely easier to get ahold of.
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Using a Switch Pro Controller myself. Not exactly cheap if you don’t have one or own a Switch but in my opinion not a lot can beat it. A joy to use!
8bitdo is an amazing company. Can’t recommend their controllers enough. Browse their website, they have a lot of options at varying prices: https://www.8bitdo.com/
I fully agree with the 8bitdo recommendation. I have an 8bitdo Pro 2 controller, and I love it. I love that it is easily customizable, I love that I can use it on multiple devices (Quest 2, Nintendo Switch, PC/Deck), I love that it comes with a rechargable battery but can also be used with AA batteries. Build quality feels great and it can often be found for around $30-40.
Pro 2 is my second favorite controller, right below the Steam Deck’s built-in controller. It’s plugged into my PC at all times. I’m hoping for a model with 2.4g connection at some point. Basically I want the Ultimate’s features in the Pro 2’s shell.
yep I am really happy with the build quality especially on my 8bitdo UWC. Additionally it works out of the box even for linux!!
I use two old Google Stadia controllers (RIP!). When the service shut down, Google reimbursed everyone for their purchases, so the controllers were essentially free to me. They also released a webpage-based service to convert them to Bluetooth instead of WiFi which is super easy to do.
The controllers are great and you can pick them up pretty cheap on eBay etc. now that stadia is closed. They work seamlessly with the deck.