I came across a really interesting video. According to this reviewer using the steam controller leads to less motion sickness in VR.
View video on youtube.com

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Quoting: adolsonAlso, if you haven't already looked into the mode-shifting stuff, you might like to check it out. It can do really cool things, such as allowing you to use the right trackpad for camera control on touch, AND virtual ABXY buttons on click - so you don't even have to retrain your thumb to move down to hit a jump button or reload or whatever. Then you could actually reassign the real ABXY buttons to other functions, and so forth.

Wow, that sounds amazing, I hadn't thought of doing that yet ^^

Quoting: adolsonFor me, at least, there is no reason to buy another controller, ever.

Wait until the Steam Controller 2.0 comes out, I think you might change your mind then ;-)

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I just got mine, and I have a second one arriving in early december (local co-op!)

I've also noticed a problem with Steam Big Picture mode acting strangely (multiple clicks at once), not had it crash on me except sometimes when I click "Return to Desktop Mode", but I've never had to kill it.

[SOLVED]-ish The biggest problem I have is that some games don't seem to realize I'm using a controller. Grow Home and Don't Be Patchman are the only two so far.
EDIT: I found the problem! I'm using a roccat tyon mouse and the game thinks that's the controller and doesn't recognize the "second" controller (the steam controller).
SOLUTION: unplug your mouse :-/

It's absolutely marvelous to be able to play Point and Click games from my couch, I've decided to start Anna's Quest with the steam controller and I'm really satisfied with the couch experience (or bed experience ^^)

The controller also works like a charm for Platformers like Axiom Verge or Outland, I'm very curious how the weapon selection will be once I get more weapons in Axiom Verge (it uses one of the trackpads for selection)

For FPS like Borderlands 2/TPS I've always hated traditional controllers because I can't aim with them properly: I always used to aim by using the camera joystick to get near focus near the target then use the move joystick for precision. But the steam controller allows for amazing precision. I am having some trouble getting used to the gyro for aiming, I think I'm going to have to increase the sensitivity a bit.

Magicka 2 is the only game I've tried to play that does work but that I don't like the controller with. I think that's a game I'll keep playing with M&K, except for local co-op, I don't really mind the handicap of a controller in local co-op because half of the fun is laughing with each others mistakes!

The grips still feel a bit weird, they're very useful though. I've heard some people say it's uncomfortable trying to not press the grips. I disagree, I'm having no problem not pressing them, it's more that I feel my hands aren't used to pressing them yet and get a bit tired (I blame the large amount of items to pick up in Borderlands! - picking up thing is done with right grip, or with the X button)

One last disappointment (that will hopefully be fixed) is with SOMA. Me and some friends are going to try out SOMA with the steam controller this weekend. So I went ahead to set everything up. Some of the configurations claim to allow use of the Gyro for leaning, unfortunately that does not seem to work. I can still use RB move for leaning, but the gyro would improve the experience, certainly for horror games, IMHO.

I can't wait for the Linux Kernel 4.3 to arrive for Ubuntu. I'd really like to be able to start up steam using the controller! (right now the controller only works while steam is running)

Some things I intend to try out: RTS like Wyrmsun and Valhalla Hills (I'm not optimistic), TD like Defense Grid (is optimized for controllers, so that should be fine), Anomaly Defenders and Dungeon Warfare, TBS like Chaos Reborn, Druid Duel and XCOM.

And at some point Guns of Icarus ^^

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I bought it during the holidays, it's tons of fun! I hope more open source games get on steam: Widelands, Wesnoth & 0 A.D. are all of really good quality (much better than a most games of steam actually IMHO). And if they can make some money that way, that's even better.

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yay

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I hope Saints Row IV and Gat (which is a standalone SRIV mod IIRC) get a native port. I really don't mind SR2 & 3 being VP, their last ports have been good and the games are unlikely to get ported otherwise. Unfortunately I already own them both. I haven't played 2 though, and I'm sure I can find a friend who doesn't own them ^^

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Quoting: legluondunetmy wish list:
2) Hope there will be ported
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RollerCoaster Tycoon World

Rollecoaster Tycoon World is going to be ported IIRC :-)

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Aargh, so many to choose from.
Batman is certainly in there.
XCOM2 is a definite yes, enjoyed the first one a lot!
Killing floor 2
Dungeon Defenders 2, my feelings on the first one are mixed, but I def want more
Saints Row 2 (I've already played 3 and IV back on windows)
Rollercoaster, a childhood favourite of mine
Magicka 2
whatever-that-cool-racing-game-is-that's-coming-to-linux (I don't remember the name, was it GRID?)

I've never played, nor seen an Alien game/movie, but a lot of friends recommend it.

If I had to pick a top 3 I'd go with:
3) Evolve
2) XCOM 2
1) Rollercoaster

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The question is not whether EA wants to get on Linux, the question is whether I want to play games by EA. Apart from Mirror's Edge I can't think of a single title I'd bother with.

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Oh yes, I've enjoyed Saints Row 3 and IV a lot, looking forward to playing 2.

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