Steam Controller vs 3rd Party Controllers

The Steam Controller is an absolute triumph when it comes to playing Steam games, but it's not the only controller out there. Let's compare it to some of my favorite $50 options, the GameSir Cyclone 2 and 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless. Steam Controller: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller GameSir Cyclone 2: https://amzn.to/4uLypnS 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless: https://amzn.to/4uix880 Apps mentioned in the video: SISR: https://alia5.github.io/SISR/stable/ Steamless Controller: https://github.com/ddeverill/SteamlessController SC2 Smooth Brain-ifier: https://github.com/Mennenth/SC2SmoothBrainifie Check out my weekly newsletter: http://news.retrogamecorps.com/ Ways to support this channel: RGC merch: https://store.retrogamecorps.com YT channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoZQiN0o7f36H7PaW4fVhFw/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrogamecorps Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/retrogamecorps Timestamps: 00:00 introduction 01:34 my third party choices 03:02 Steam Controller hardware 04:30 GameSir Cyclone 2 06:27 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless 07:58 hardware recap 09:51 Steam Controller in Steam 13:24 GameSir software 17:03 GameSir with Steam 20:57 8BitDo software 23:14 8BitDo with Steam 25:19 playing outside of Steam 31:51 summary and conclusion Find me on Discord! https://discord.gg/retrohandhelds Theme song written by Jim Gray of Our Ghosts: https://ourghosts.bandcamp.com/track/my-first-day-at-the-retro-game-corps More music here: https://www.patreon.com/ourghosts/posts Note that this description may contain affiliate links. By clicking on an affiliate link and buying something, I may earn a small commission of the sale at no extra cost to you. You can read more about that here: https://retrogamecorps.com/about/ This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. #steamcontroller #valve #steam #8bitdo #gamesir #controller