• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    …you’re not actually serious with that comment are you?

    You don’t think I also have a bluetooth keyboard?

    Obviously and of course I have a bluetooth keyboard. and a portable monitor. and the hub.

    That’s not the point.

    If their keyboard wasn’t utter garbage, I could go completely without any of the above. Its so close to being everything I need, but the keyboard in its current state is a deal breaker. Instead of it being an option, I actually need a bt keyboard.

    They could do something like t9 or some of the other key pad style key boards from the mid 2000’s. I dont want to tap the screen.

    I want to be able to quickly use the controller to type. Its a broken experience as it currently stands.

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      I was just trying to be helpful. Some people might not know you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard to the device.

      I don’t know of any system that does a better job of typing with a controller than the Steam Deck with the touch pads. Granted, I’m not a console gamer so I have no idea what typing on the current gen Xbox or PlayStation is like, but I can’t imagine it’s better than the Steam Deck.

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        I don’t know of any system that does a better job of typing with a controller than the Steam Deck with the touch pads. Granted, I’m not a console gamer so I have no idea what typing on the current gen Xbox or PlayStation is like, but I can’t imagine it’s better than the Steam Deck.

        Phones with number pads right at the beginning of the smart phone era had a number of good solutions that were surprisingly effective for typing. We’ve got so many buttons to work with on the steam deck.

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      1 year ago

      Have you tried using the touch pads with it? I found it to be a decent enough experience. I’m not going to type a novel with it, but it’s good for some web browsing if I’m doing some adminy on desktop. Unsure of your usecase.

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        1 year ago

        Yep. Its a bit better, but still a shit keyboard. It seems like they went through great effort to not take advantage of the fact they ahve a crap ton of buttons they could be using.

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          1 year ago

          I personally don’t mind it now that I have the groove for it but I can understand your side of things. What’s your usecase exactly?