Quoting: GuestYa I was thinking of just getting a bluetooth adapter, though atm I'm just using a logitech f310 (bought specifically for linux) and was thinking of picking up what's basically the wireless version of that controller

Does Dual Shock 4 work out of the box? One thing I do like about the f310 is the xinput/dinput switch on the back which comes in handy for some games

I have a Logitech F710 and, for the point of view of plug and play and game compatibility, is very good. But I hate its analog triggers (small, too far and heavy springs) and it's a noisy gamepad. I didn't like its ergonomics at all, although it has one of the best face buttons out there. But if you like your F310, who knows... Its micro USB receptor is exclusive, do not work with mouse/keyboard ones and vice/versa. Has to be on line of sight or will have problems. Also, no micro-USB connector on the gamepad means you're screwed when batteries die during a game. Nor I nor any of my friends like it. In fact, a friend bought it and gave it to me because he hate it. I have it just for kicks.

The Dual Shock 4 will work out of the box on a 2018 distro such as Ubuntu. Game compatibility is also very good. Only a couple games will not recognize it (indie games). Is a very ergonomic controller (way more than a Logitech) and the only real problem with it, is the button layout can make you confused on games that recognize it (such as Shadow of Mordor), when the game tells you to press square or triangle and you have to look down at the gamepad to find it. As a Xbox layout guy, took me a week to memorize. If you go buy a Bluetooth dongle for it, get at last a 4.0 specification. Earlier ones ask you to type PINs while pairing it, do not worth the pennies saved.

The Xbox One Controller works out of the box on Linux with a simple micro-USB cable, but is by far the most problematic in the game compatibility arena, especially the "One S" with bluetooth, where several games do not recognize it, mostly indie games. Last time I tried a "One S" unit, there was a problem with button mapping, that this xpadneo driver proposes to resolve. Again, buy a Bluetooth 4 dongle for better results.

TL;DR
Test your Xbox One Controller with a micro-USB cable, works fine on Linux. Don't buy the Logitech F710. Dualshock 4 is a nice option. Xbox One S have problems.

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What my experience with a A8 Kavery APU teach is that a lot of indie games cannot be played at 60fps@1080p, even if you low the settings. The excavator CPUs lacks power on some games.

I thought they were aiming for a mobile Ryzen APU but that dream was shotdown.

If their aiming is to deliver a way to play a emulator for 70's and 80's Atari games, it will work just fine. But for modern indie games, it will be seriously under-powered on mid 2019, unless they manage to convince a lot of indie developers to do a extra spit and polish on their titles, something that is very rare on indie games.

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Quoting: GuestI was hoping one day I would be able to use my normal wireless xbox one controller with its official wireless receiver on Linux but it looks like that may never happen :(

I given up mine, with the USB adapter, for a niece to play Cuphead on Windows. The guys working on the driver do not seen much motivated to work on it, after all these years.

I Will buy the Bluetooth version for my gamepad collection when I find one at a good price. For now my needs are satisfied with a Steam Controller and a Dual Shock 4.

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One gamepad I wish got PC support already is the GameSir G5. It could give the Steam Controller a run for its money:

Youtube review [External Link]

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Quoting: GuestI must say I was quite disappointed by the "cheap plastic" feel of the SC.

Depending on your needs the SC is either brilliant or a let-down. Personally, I really like it, but know that it doesn't fit some game types.

1) I don't like the haptic so I turn it off completely. It doesn't "rumble" in the same was as you might be used to, so that may be a disappointment.

2) The lack of a real D-pad is a frustration for me. I like metroidvania platformers and using a thumbstick isn't the same for many precision games. Some people report loving the left thumbpad, but I never like it.

3) The under-side squeeze buttons felt fragile to me, but they have held up to millions of clicks so far.

4) The ABXY buttons are a little small and close together, but I got used to it.

Good side:

a) For First-Person games, this thing rocks. I love the touch-pad for mouse look and the gyro fine-tune is awesome. No, it won't be enough for competitive games, but that is not me. I love sitting back with the controller and not having to use a keyboard.

b) I love the under-side squeeze buttons, even thought they should feel a little more solid. Other controllers should adopt them.

c) Adaptability is great. Both Steam and SCC allow me to make the controller anything I want. This has saved me in many games that would be otherwise unplayable.

YMMV

Your sentiments reflect mine. For precision aiming on first and third person games, the SC is far away of any other gamepad out there. For other types of games, there are better options.

But that is okay to me. We are on the PC platform, where choice is a given, while on the consoles you are stuck with what the companies want you to use.

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Quoting: GuestHi ! Do you manage to get rumble support with it ? I must say I was quite disappointed by the "cheap plastic" feel of the SC. Also the D-Pad felt aweful compared to Logitech gamepad for instance. But maybe I got an old unit. Is it still the case ?

The unit is the same as it was when it was first released, they haven't done any revisions on it. I personally love the feeling of it, don't really have an issue with the dpad either.

In comparison, the Logitech F310 to me feels a lot worse, especially the triggers.

Assuming the F710 and F310 have the same physical characteristics, the problem with the triggers are three fold:

1, the springs are too hard to press, compared to other controllers;

2, the triggers are a full 10mm farther reative to the analog sticks. Yeah, I measure it and compared with all the other major gamepads.

3, The triggers are too small, with a short point of articulation.

And the unity I have of the F710 is the noisiest controller I own, followed by the Steam Controller, the Xbox 360 being the quietest.

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The disadvantage of using a Bluetooth controller on a desktop/laptop is that if you reboot to a different OS (other distro or Windows), you need to pair again the controller. USB dongle based controllers do not have this problem.

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Ah, the Unity double input bug. For me it happens when I play Assault Android Cactus, with a controller configured with Steam Big Picture (with exception of Valve's SC). I believe Rocket League suffers from the same problem.

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Another utility for this is when a game doesn't recognize the Steam Controller, like the truck simulators from SCS.

I also hope that the guys behind SC Controller could get this thing working on Linux:

View video on youtube.com

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Quoting: Xpandersorry but i wouldnt recommend anything that doesnt have force feedback. It's just a waste of money imo. Force Feedback is the thing you want on the wheel. Don't waste your 60€ for a wheel that doesn't have one, just buy a good controller then instead.

Funny thing, I actually disable any FF other than vibration when I tested wheels because of how terrible and unrealistic they feel to me.

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