At home, I am mainly using Xbox360 gamepads (I must have 5 of them) and a Dual Shock 4 with my Linux PCs. And a Steam Controller, of course! Recently, I decided to purchase an Xbox One Controller. I had… Continue Reading
During the last survey we had the chance to ask about the favorites gamepads used for gaming. We decided to split the market between major brands and “others” as it would be impractical to cover all existing gamepads by brand… Continue Reading
The DualSense from Sony is a $70 piece of plastic manufactured in China that never ceases to amaze me. Less than a month after the controller’s release in the US, Valve added enhanced functionality to the controller in the Steam… Continue Reading
As reported earlier this month, the DualSense controller from Sony was already working great out of the box on Linux. However, it wasn’t long after that that Valve added support for the more advanced features of the device. Starting November… Continue Reading
Wow. After unboxing the Series X controller, I realized I might be a bit of a controller freak: The names Microsoft gives to their products is a bit confusing. First, you have the Xbox One, then the Xbox One X,… Continue Reading
After his recent tribulations with the new Dual Sense Controller (for the Playstation 5) on Linux, cow_killer takes on the latest controller from Microsoft made for the new Xbox Series X. The unboxing and the first few results can be… Continue Reading
Following cow_killer‘s recent article on the Dual Sense Controller (for the upcoming PS5 console), he has prepared a full video to show how the controller performs hands-on in different games, despite the current limitations of the driver support. Check it… Continue Reading
UPDATE (11/05): Added a video showcasing the playability of the DualSense: Do you ever get that impulse to buy that new, shiny electronic device on a whim? Just get in the car and drive the fifteen or thirty minutes to… Continue Reading
If you are like me and use different controllers to play games on Steam, such as the Dual Shock 4 from Sony (don’t forget you can use it on Linux using the excellent ds4drv driver), you will find that sometimes… Continue Reading
Yup, I am still digging in that Linux Gamers survey we conducted back in March 2017. Now on to a very different topic… no more GPU stories. This time we will be reviewing what gamepads Linux gamers are currently using.… Continue Reading