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I have to say, I am nearly as hyped about this controller as I am about the frame. I can hook up my gaming PC to my living room TV to play on the couch and a de
by rft 11mo ago
I have to say, I am nearly as hyped about this controller as I am about the frame. I can hook up my gaming PC to my living room TV to play on the couch and a decent controller is all I was missing. I always thought a steamdeck just as a controller would be great, especially the touch pads. I hope the latency feels great over wireless, but I don't mind the USB-C connection if needed.
Valve really did great here with providing all three connection options (BT, dedicated wireless, USB-C).
- Intralexical 11mo agoThey're saying 8ms real-world latency on the proprietary 2.4GHz protocol with up to 4 devices per hub. Worse when using Bluetooth compatibility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbNI0rNJVt8&t=1m13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbNI0rNJVt8&t=1m13s
- rft 11mo agoYepp, saw that number and I am very hopeful about it. But numbers are not everything and can be gamed (heh), the "feel" during gameplay is most important. I hope to try it out "early 2026" :). I get very annoyed by the atrocious audio delay of Bluetooth, so I'll keep my long USB cable ready. P.S. I am aware of USB also not being zero latency, but it is the lower bound, the dongle is USB as well.
- estimator7292 11mo agoTypical Bluetooth latency (in my experience as a HW dev) is 9.5ms. I'm pretty skeptical of 8ms for a proprietary protocol, but in an optimistic sense. I would be shocked if the latency is that high for a custom protocol. Raw 802.11 with no IP stack can get below 5ms IIRC