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The SteamOS era is imminent: Valve adds a new compatibility rating for games that’ll run on ‘any device that’s not a Steam Deck’ (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Related to the image, not the article: I find the asymmetrical thumbstick layout to be terrible, ergonomically - the layout on the Switch sometimes causes me physical pain. I'm very glad that Valve didn't go that way.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Valve and Sony are the only ones that did symmetrical. Symmetrical was actually first with the DualShock for the PS1, but the 360 controller being popular and commonly used for PC apparently made googly sticks more common. The Switch at least has a justification in that the joycons can be removed and used by themselves, necessitating the stick placement.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Insert "God: what the hell is this??!" meme with n64 controller.

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