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Pour one out for the Steam Controller, now on closeout sale for just $5 plus shipping

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  1. [3]
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    Legitimately shocked. I thought the steam controller was pretty much objectively Steam's most successful hardware project. I love the one I have, works great for FPS's, RTS's, or just as a Netflix...

    Legitimately shocked. I thought the steam controller was pretty much objectively Steam's most successful hardware project. I love the one I have, works great for FPS's, RTS's, or just as a Netflix remote. And honestly just browsing the web in the Steam client's built in browser was so much fun when you could feel yourself slam into the edge of the page when the controller jumped in your hands.

    And there are so many libraries for interfacing with it. Made a 0x40 HUES-style visualizer that used the Steam controller to create the "sheet music" in real time as the music played. It was so hackable and accessible, it will be missed.

    12 votes
    1. 0lpbm
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      Let's hope they're paving the way for the v2 of the controller. :)

      Let's hope they're paving the way for the v2 of the controller. :)

      6 votes
    2. goodbetterbestbested
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      It's really good for people with CTS or at risk for getting it. There's no other controller that even comes close and that's before considering the customizability of the controls, which makes it...

      It's really good for people with CTS or at risk for getting it. There's no other controller that even comes close and that's before considering the customizability of the controls, which makes it possible to use it for just about any PC game.

      2 votes
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    cutchyacokov
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    I've never even seen it for sale in Canada. I was on Steam yesterday, checked my Wishlist and it still said "Coming Soon!" and now it's on a blowout sale and may be gone forever? What the fuck?

    I've never even seen it for sale in Canada. I was on Steam yesterday, checked my Wishlist and it still said "Coming Soon!" and now it's on a blowout sale and may be gone forever? What the fuck?

    4 votes
    1. Omnicrola
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      Last year when the Steam Link went on sale for $7 I ordered one for a Canadian friend and he picked it up next time he visited. Dunno why they don't sell it to you fine folks.

      Last year when the Steam Link went on sale for $7 I ordered one for a Canadian friend and he picked it up next time he visited. Dunno why they don't sell it to you fine folks.

      2 votes
    2. Deimos
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      I think they may have had a distribution arrangement with EB Games (GameStop) in Canada or something similar. I don't think they ever directly sold the Steam Controller or Steam Link through their...

      I think they may have had a distribution arrangement with EB Games (GameStop) in Canada or something similar. I don't think they ever directly sold the Steam Controller or Steam Link through their site in Canada.

      2 votes
  3. Wendigo
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    Oh god, yes! I got one! I hate playing games on my laptop and having to set up my laptop too my tv is a pain in the ass.

    Oh god, yes! I got one! I hate playing games on my laptop and having to set up my laptop too my tv is a pain in the ass.

    2 votes
  4. [4]
    Greg
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    Damn, out of stock already in the UK - it's showing at £4, and I would very happily have bought one at that price!

    Damn, out of stock already in the UK - it's showing at £4, and I would very happily have bought one at that price!

    1 vote
    1. sandaltree
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      Had to pay 15€ for shipping but still jumped the gun. I really want to try it. Shame they removed the option to buy more than one at the same time, which forces you to pay shipping for each...

      Had to pay 15€ for shipping but still jumped the gun. I really want to try it. Shame they removed the option to buy more than one at the same time, which forces you to pay shipping for each separately. Maybe would have gotten two.. Perhaps some people ordered too many at once.

      2 votes
    2. timo
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      Same for The Netherlands

      Same for The Netherlands

    3. Tardigrade
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      They must have gone like hotcakes at that price.

      They must have gone like hotcakes at that price.

  5. Autoxidation
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    Well, I had always thought about picking one up but never felt justified enough to spend the $50 on it. Grabbed one today.

    Well, I had always thought about picking one up but never felt justified enough to spend the $50 on it. Grabbed one today.

    1 vote
  6. Whom
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    I'm glad a lot of people who wanted one are getting them now, but it's sad to see them dropped. In my opinion, this was the best controller ever made and I was looking forward to see where future...

    I'm glad a lot of people who wanted one are getting them now, but it's sad to see them dropped. In my opinion, this was the best controller ever made and I was looking forward to see where future versions would go.

    Enjoy your controllers :)

  7. Arshan
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    Like a lot of people, I just bought one, becuase $13 is cheap enough. I have intermittant RSI issues, so I have always been interested in one. Could also be fun to hack around with.

    Like a lot of people, I just bought one, becuase $13 is cheap enough. I have intermittant RSI issues, so I have always been interested in one. Could also be fun to hack around with.

  8. escher
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    I find this funny as just yesterday I found my steam controller's USB dongle which had been missing for well over two years. It was sitting loose in box full of non-computer parts. I was looking...

    I find this funny as just yesterday I found my steam controller's USB dongle which had been missing for well over two years. It was sitting loose in box full of non-computer parts. I was looking for masking tape.