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

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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

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