• warm@kbin.earth
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    20 hours ago

    You could ask Steam support for a replacement puck. I think they will offer them separately if demand is high enough.

    The biggest problem is apparently it doesnt support basic xinput and requires Steam to function. Hoping a firmware update fixes that.

    • uniquethrowagay@feddit.org
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      23 minutes ago

      It will never be officially usable outside of steam, but there will 100% be community developed drivers, at least for Linux. The original Steam Controller has had those for years

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        10 hours ago

        Not being recognised as a generic controller on devices is not a blessing. It’s restrictive and is this controllers biggest downside.

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      14 hours ago

      Wish I could order it without the stupid puck!

      And I wish the batteries were easier to swap!

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        7 hours ago

        There’s people in this thread that want a second puck, so if you don’t need yours, someone would probably buy it off of you.

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      18 hours ago

      I don’t see the problem.

      Just leave it attached to the controller that’s moving between devices, the connection to the puck is USB-C so it’s not like you’re moving a bunch of cable and the magnetic attachment is strong enough to not worry about it falling off.

      On the other hand, If they have a Steam controller and their GF also has one then they’d have 2 pucks.