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However, the latest installment has been designed with controllers in mind more than ever before.
What is surprising though, is the controller that people are choosing to use with their PC games.
Steam Deck and Xbox controller
Is it PlayStation with its already large chunk of the console market cornered?
Is it players still clinging to the ill-fated Steam controller?
No, it’s actually an Xbox controller, and by a considerable margin of preference.
This player uses an Xbox controller and XReal glasses to play their Steam games lying down
Why are Steam PC gamers choosing the Xbox controller?
The DualSense features haptic feedback, a touchpad, a built-in microphone and speaker, and adaptive triggers.
Price is king after all.
Additionally, the Xbox controller offers significantly longer battery life, likely due to its fewer features.
Could the Steam Controller make a triumphant return?
Valve had its own, albeit unconventional, Steam Controller on the market in 2019.
Since then, there has been little news on this front.
The new Horipad doesn’t have those all-important touchpads, though!
What controller do you use?
