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[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe they're known in US, but I never seen them in EU.

USB and Bluetooth are absolutely fine for pretty much every controller under Linux.

USB yes, Bluetooth no - BT has by design considerable input lag, and in case Xbox controller it was even worse.

Reverse engineered xone driver for dongle fails every few kernel updates. I know, I used it for like two years. After few months of not using the game pad you find that it doesn't work, you need to install new version of the driver IF it's available, if not you have to downgrade kernel. Fuck this experience. I want things to work out of the box.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Maybe they’re known in US, but I never seen them in EU.

Then you didn't look properly: https://geizhals.de/8bitdo-ultimate-2c-wireless-controller-pc-android-v177372.html Gulikit is another very famous 3rd party controller brand. I think both source their sensors from the same manufacturer. They often have quite similar controllers.

Reverse engineered xone driver for dongle fails every few kernel updates.

So the dongle is the problem, not the controller. Use a USB cable for best latency. Works fine. Literally every other controller doesn't have this problem, so specifically needing a Steam Controller because of Linux compatibility is nonsensical.

So if you want one with a dongle that works absolutely fine under Linux and costs only 29 Euro: