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Article #721138Steam Controller and Steam Link
From: Werner Punz
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:03
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:03
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Ok I just got my Steam link and Steam controller this morning. First of all I just ran a quick test if everything works, but so far. The Steam link does what it does, however, I am a little bit puzzled why they added a non shielded network cable to the box. This one goes straight to the garbage bin (the cable, not the link). Besides that it simply works and the picture quality is exactly what you can expect from InHome streaming (I am on a lan connection). Now to the controller. Now that thing feels weird, it definitely needs some time to get used to. Especially the abxy button placement which is lower than on most other controllers. For a first test on Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams and Brothers a tale of two sons, it worked. Giana Sisters definitely needed some time to get adjusted to due to the lower abxy buttons, and if you want to play it with the left touchpad then you have to adjust the settings, the default touchpad settings are suboptimal for jump and runs (I was playing with the left stick for a first test and gave up the left touchpad instantly after a short try, did not have time to dig into the settings) Also for Brothers I probably have to fiddle around with the right mousepads sensitivity a little bit. It seems to be set a little bit to low for my taste (the game is one of the few which uses both joysticks as integral part of the gameplay to control two characters separately at the same time) It will be interesting to see how the controller will scale on non controller based genres, like point and click adventure games and on the controller based ones with some adjusted settings. Werner
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