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Bought the controller definitely want to try it out - especially with all the customized settings/profiles that you can use with it.
 
Steam controller is almost too customizable - can feel overwhelming. Maybe I feel like they need better explanation for stuff. Or maybe I'm stupid.

Steam link is the shit imo. I have it hooked up directly to my network with a switch I connected to an ethernet chord I ran underneath my house and its real smooth. The controller latency doesn't work so well for games like neon drive where I need literal instant response but it works well overall. I play rocket league and torchlight 2 and stuff with it and have a blast laying in my bed playing PC games.

35$ for steam link is an absolute deal.
 
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I've had my Steam Link and Steam Controller since day 1, and can give an informed opinion if anyone's interested...


The Steam Link is phenomenal. Pair it with a Dual Shock 4 and you essentially have a super-powered PS4. Unfortunately, wi-fi performance is pretty bad, so make sure you have a stable, wired Ethernet connection. Also, if your desktop does not have a 1080p as the primary display, you'll run into some resolution nightmares. Most games are fine, but games built with Unity always seem to render in 21:9 instead of 16:9.

The Steam Controller is very polarizing, you will either love it or hate it. I love the customization, and the touch pad combined with gyroscopic controls makes it considerably more accurate than a standard analog stick, but still not quite a mouse replacement. Button placement is a little maddening at first, but you get used to it.

Some games work better than others with the Steam Controller; Rocket League is good, Fallout 4 is bad, Hitman is bad... This is mostly because in an ideal circumstance, the touchpad uses the mouse controls, and the buttons and analog stick use gamepad controls. A lot of games freak out when the mouse is moving at the same time as an analog stick or gamepad button. This can range anywhere from the game simply not supporting this, or the on-screen button prompts switching back and forth between keyboard and gamepad buttons.

I find myself preferring a Dual Shock 4, unless it's a first person shooter.
 
Also have had both since day 1. Agree that WiFi performance of the link is somewhat spotty to my living room tv, but works reasonably well. I use powerline ethernet with my desktop and it works wonderfully in certain situations.

Witcher 3? Steamlink + steam remote
Rocket league? link + remote
Shadows over mordor? Link+remote
Netflix doesn't work? Link + Bluetooth keyboard/mouse
WoW? Desktop
DotA2? Desktop
Overwatch (want to win): Desktop
Overwatch (want to drink a beer and sit on couch): link



Etc
 
I jumped on this. Any good resources for preconfigured controller profiles?
 
fed0ne said:
I jumped on this. Any good resources for preconfigured controller profiles?
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They're integrated into the steam client. When you are in game you can open the steam overlay and Configure Controller. It offers community voted configurations for whatever game you're playing that you can load immediately and save for later.
 
chiablo said:
I've had my Steam Link and Steam Controller since day 1, and can give an informed opinion if anyone's interested...


The Steam Link is phenomenal. Pair it with a Dual Shock 4 and you essentially have a super-powered PS4. Unfortunately, wi-fi performance is pretty bad, so make sure you have a stable, wired Ethernet connection. Also, if your desktop does not have a 1080p as the primary display, you'll run into some resolution nightmares. Most games are fine, but games built with Unity always seem to render in 21:9 instead of 16:9.

The Steam Controller is very polarizing, you will either love it or hate it. I love the customization, and the touch pad combined with gyroscopic controls makes it considerably more accurate than a standard analog stick, but still not quite a mouse replacement. Button placement is a little maddening at first, but you get used to it.

Some games work better than others with the Steam Controller; Rocket League is good, Fallout 4 is bad, Hitman is bad... This is mostly because in an ideal circumstance, the touchpad uses the mouse controls, and the buttons and analog stick use gamepad controls. A lot of games freak out when the mouse is moving at the same time as an analog stick or gamepad button. This can range anywhere from the game simply not supporting this, or the on-screen button prompts switching back and forth between keyboard and gamepad buttons.

I find myself preferring a Dual Shock 4, unless it's a first person shooter.
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That 1080p issue got me right away. My monitor is 1440p and rocket league looked like shit on the TV. Gonna have to play around with it some more.
 
Biznatch said:
That 1080p issue got me right away. My monitor is 1440p and rocket league looked like shit on the TV. Gonna have to play around with it some more.
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Sometimes setting games to run in Windowed mode fixes resolution issues. Otherwise, I've needed to change my desktop's resolution to 1080x1920 before starting up the steam link, but even then it's a crapshoot.
 
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