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It's a shame patent trolling killed the OG Steam Controller. But this one's got trackpads and seems like a decent substitute.
by precompute 11mo ago
It's a shame patent trolling killed the OG Steam Controller. But this one's got trackpads and seems like a decent substitute.
- gausswho 11mo agoIndeed a massive shame. The case was ultimately thrown out but by then Valve had stopped production. I still boycott Corsair today over this.
- sand500 11mo agoWhen was it thrown out? It seems the ruling against Valve was upheld https://www.gamesindustry.biz/court-upholds-jurys-decision-in-steam-controller-patent-dispute https://www.gamesindustry.biz/court-upholds-jurys-decision-i...
- hinkley 11mo agoI have the OG steam controller. I didn't realize it had turned into a collector's item.
- estimator7292 11mo agoReally? I'd assumed it was just a commercial failure because Valve tried to replace an analog stick with a trackpad that performs worse in almost every way. Pretty much everyone I know bought one, tried it for a while, and determined that the trackpad simply did not work well enough. It's a really cool device and I've been trying for years to actually use it. It's great hardware, but the ergonomics and UX is really just not good.