Does anyone have any recommendations for durable gaming controllers? I’ve had multiple Xbox and pdp controllers, but all of them have stopped working correctly after a year or two. It’s ridiculous. I have one no name controller that’s really old and still works but unfortunately I don’t know what brand it it.
I hope the steam controller to be that. The CAD files are online, it only has a few points to potentially stop working that for the most part can be repaired, it’s replaceable AA batteries…
The downside is that replacement parts for the trackpads are probably not easy to find (I haven’t looked), and of course finding one in the first place for not a ridiculous amount of money is hard pressed. I think you can buy a flashed dongle that will work with it, otherwise you need it Bluetooth/USB. Some don’t like the not-real D-Pad but when it’s set to touch-active instead of click active it’s pretty nice. I do like it for fighting games, but since it’s only 500hz polling rate it’s not a competitive option. I have played Melee on it though and I did fine after the adjustment.
Everything else though is pretty much replaceable, I just replaced my fading thumb sticks for some 8bitdo ones and now they match the Steam Deck, I’m pretty sure the analog stick box is able to be replaced as same with the button pads. Bumpers are also fixable.
IMO it’s just the best. I still have my Nov 2015 launch Steam Controller with the Aperture skin and it’s had hundreds of falls on wood floors. People talk about how the RB is super fragile and the most consistent break point - and it must be since that seemed somewhat common, but I have 4 and I play Monster Hunter. The RB button is my lifeblood, between that game and the controller drops you’d think mine would be shattered to a billion pieces, but no it still works perfectly.