1
00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:07,160
the steam controller is weird and this review is going to be kind of weird just

2
00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:10,960
straight up feature to feature comparing it against a standard style controller

3
00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:16,600
like one made by Microsoft or Sony for their game consoles is useless and it

4
00:00:13,839 --> 00:00:20,680
definitely is not a weote so what do we do well we're going to go on an

5
00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:24,880
adventure investigating the games and game types that this controller works

6
00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:29,000
well or doesn't work well with by the end of this adventure I don't expect you

7
00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:34,520
to think that the controller isn't weird but I expect you to understand when I

8
00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:37,520
say weird I don't mean bad some of the

9
00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:41,079
best things and people I know are weird

10
00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:43,160
hi Taran also I believe that you'll

11
00:00:41,079 --> 00:00:51,509
understand what it's for and who might or might not be interested in it so stay

12
00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:01,239
tuned Corsair's RMI series power supplies feature premium components for

13
00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:04,799
great performance with very low noise check out the link in the video

14
00:01:02,199 --> 00:01:09,080
description down below to learn more all right first off starting off with the

15
00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:12,840
hardware it doesn't feel fantastically premium especially compared to the Xbox

16
00:01:11,159 --> 00:01:18,200
Elite controller that I recently reviewed here but it doesn't feel that

17
00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:23,240
horrible either and it comes at a pretty damn fair price for a controller 50

18
00:01:20,479 --> 00:01:27,799
bucks USD at least this puts it below the cost of most other first party

19
00:01:25,759 --> 00:01:32,399
controllers in terms of physical layout you have two paddles on the back

20
00:01:29,439 --> 00:01:36,720
shoulder buttons triggers AB X and Y buttons in a really weird position a

21
00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:40,520
thumb stick just to the left of middle and down a bit left and right arrow

22
00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:46,200
buttons which are essentially just start and select a steam home button and the

23
00:01:43,399 --> 00:01:50,280
main event the Dual opposing touchpads with haptic feedback haptic feedback on

24
00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:54,960
here is basically when you move your finger across the touchpad it will

25
00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:58,880
vibrate ever so slightly just so that you know that the input is going through

26
00:01:56,439 --> 00:02:02,680
it's actually very satisfactory on the bottom there's a switch that releases

27
00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:06,439
the Dual paddles and reveals the batteries if you don't want to use the

28
00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:10,920
wireless dongle either directly plugged in or through an extension and on the

29
00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:14,640
front there's a micro USB plug just in case you like wired so the haptic

30
00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:18,360
feedback actually felt really good I I totally knew what was happening under my

31
00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:22,400
fingers while they were on touchpads which is actually a huge relief when I

32
00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:26,519
first saw this controller I was very worried about that that being said none

33
00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:30,920
of the other inputs amazed me in terms of their feel they still F made me feel

34
00:02:28,959 --> 00:02:34,519
very in control which is actually more than what I was expecting when I saw the

35
00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:40,159
price tag and even when I picked it up for the first time it felt kind of cheap

36
00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:43,840
so what is it actually good for well I think of it as an enabler which is why I

37
00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:47,800
don't really want to compare it much to other controllers personally I will

38
00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:51,480
always prefer a standard controller for driving games or like a racing wheel or

39
00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:55,239
something and a keyboard and mouse for things like shooters for anyone who

40
00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:58,720
isn't diluted these are widely accepted strengths to these input methods and I

41
00:02:57,239 --> 00:03:03,080
don't expect the steam controller is going to change anyone 's mind about

42
00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:07,040
this actually I would go as far as to say that the steam controller should

43
00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:12,319
pretty much never be used when seated at a desk because there's always a better

44
00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:15,959
option but that's just my opinion but when you're sitting on a couch using a

45
00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:20,879
keyboard or Mouse either totally sucks or makes you look like a complete doofus

46
00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:24,879
yeah I know there's some options like the couch Master but honestly when I'm

47
00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:28,920
couch gaming I'm going to want a controller so I can sit comfortably

48
00:03:26,920 --> 00:03:33,840
whatever my comfortable might actually look like which is why many games like

49
00:03:31,640 --> 00:03:38,159
Civilization or papers please can't really be played in what I would call a

50
00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:43,400
satisfactory way on a home theater couch based setup until now playing papers

51
00:03:41,519 --> 00:03:48,400
pleased with this thing felt entirely natural and playing Civ 5 on the couch

52
00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:52,120
nice and relaxed expanding my civilization and trying to hold off

53
00:03:49,879 --> 00:03:57,360
barbarians and whatnot that felt like home I wouldn't use this for every game

54
00:03:54,760 --> 00:04:01,200
and those were easy examples but it does enable games that wouldn't really

55
00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:04,879
normally be a thing for Coach gaming controller users the controls seem to be

56
00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:09,079
endlessly customizable with people online even doing Auto hotkey setups in

57
00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:13,200
order to control their desktop better which is pretty cool many reviews that

58
00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:17,359
I've read leading up to this one have proclaimed that there is a steep and

59
00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:22,240
scary learning curve I'm going to go out on a limb here and completely disagree

60
00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:25,560
in my opinion if you've ever used a laptop with a touchpad you should be

61
00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:30,680
able to get pretty familiar with this guy pretty quick sure if you're going to

62
00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:34,680
play something like a shooter on it it's going to take some time to get

63
00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:37,919
proficient with it but I don't really think that's what it's actually designed

64
00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:43,080
for anyways although your mileage may vary I

65
00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:46,840
personally didn't enjoy the over theh shoulder games like Mass Effect with the

66
00:04:44,759 --> 00:04:50,960
steam controller but I've read rave reviews online about how it's great for

67
00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:54,840
this style of gaming so none of this addresses the people who

68
00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:58,639
don't want to customize their controllers however which doesn't mean

69
00:04:56,840 --> 00:05:03,800
tinkering is the only way to enjoy a steam controller in fact in many cases

70
00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:08,280
not tinkering at all may be a better route steam will warn you when a game

71
00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:13,039
may not work very well with the default profile and suggest that you customize

72
00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:18,479
things at this point you'll probably utilize the sometimes awesome hi mind

73
00:05:16,199 --> 00:05:22,720
power that is the Steam Community you can see Community submitted controller

74
00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:27,400
configs and even see how many people are using which one every single time I

75
00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:32,120
needed a config I just used the most commonly used Community config and it

76
00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:36,080
worked splendidly no reason for me to fight with things when somebody else has

77
00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:40,120
already done the heavy lifting I'd love to see valve improve this functionality

78
00:05:38,199 --> 00:05:45,400
by allowing the profile creators to upload short videos demonstrating how to

79
00:05:42,479 --> 00:05:50,160
use their profiles most effectively so all good then I should rush out and buy

80
00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:51,919
it no not necessarily I have some

81
00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:55,199
concerns about making a sweeping recommendation that you should buy one

82
00:05:53,720 --> 00:06:01,120
your grandma should buy one and your dog should buy one the cost is cheap but it

83
00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:06,360
feels pretty pretty cheap which is a little disappointing not to mention damn

84
00:06:04,039 --> 00:06:11,520
Gabe why is there glossy plastic on the top what what is this what purpose does

85
00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:17,440
this serve it looks like crap in like 3 seconds God anyways and aside from those

86
00:06:15,199 --> 00:06:22,720
minor quibbles this is my biggest problem it doesn't really have a home at

87
00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:26,720
the desk and unless you're one of those six people who bought a steam machine or

88
00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:30,400
happen to have a home theater PC how much time are you going to spend couch

89
00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:35,120
gaming on the specific titles that will actually benefit from this I actually

90
00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:39,440
don't know for me at least with the hours of Civ 5 on the couch I see in my

91
00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:43,080
future this is a $50 pill that I can swallow so if that interests you at all

92
00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:46,880
then check it out and I guess the real bottom line here is that while my

93
00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:50,919
initial Impressions were why did they try to reinvent the wheel it's just

94
00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:55,919
weird after spending more time getting to know it and in the appropriate

95
00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:59,280
context of not forcing myself to use it as a replacement for my existing

96
00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:05,400
controller or keyboard or Mouse but rather an entirely new Beast I'm glad

97
00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:10,360
that they did iFix it is your complete DIY electronics repair solution from

98
00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:14,199
their 15,000 free step-by-step repair guides to their huge inventory of

99
00:07:12,319 --> 00:07:19,160
replacement parts and tools with lifetime warranties iFixit has got your

100
00:07:16,919 --> 00:07:23,759
repair needs covered but today they want to introduce you to their latest and

101
00:07:21,199 --> 00:07:28,000
greatest entry on their tool side it's the all new prot te toolkit with a

102
00:07:26,199 --> 00:07:32,680
completely reimagined design which maintains the portability and rugged

103
00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:37,160
nature it had with even more features first off their 64-bit driver kit over

104
00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:42,280
their previous 54-- bit driver kit with a swivel top Precision driver and a vast

105
00:07:39,919 --> 00:07:45,159
array of other repair tools it's the same price as the classic Protech

106
00:07:43,919 --> 00:07:49,240
toolkit at $64.95 and is still backed by their

107
00:07:47,319 --> 00:07:55,599
lifetime warranty so head over to ifixit.com Linus and use the offer code

108
00:07:52,479 --> 00:07:58,520
Linus Tech to save $10 on your purchase

109
00:07:55,599 --> 00:08:02,039
of $50 or more for yourself or maybe a holiday present for a

110
00:08:00,039 --> 00:08:05,360
friend thanks for watching guys if the video sucked you know what to do but if

111
00:08:03,319 --> 00:08:09,240
it was awesome get subscribed hit the like button or even consider supporting

112
00:08:06,879 --> 00:08:13,599
us directly by using our affiliate code to shop at Amazon buying a cool t-shirt

113
00:08:11,759 --> 00:08:16,960
like this one or with a direct monthly contribution through the Forum now that

114
00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:20,560
that's done you're probably wondering what to watch next so I called it out

115
00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:26,840
earlier in the video but check out the Xbox One Elite controller review here to

116
00:08:23,919 --> 00:08:30,400
see like a more standard controller but with a super premium feel it's actually

117
00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:33,060
pretty cool