New SteelSeries Controller Tackles PC, VR and Smartphone Gaming

[Guest]

SteelSeries today launched a new gaming controller, the Stratus Duo, boasting dual wireless standards for cross-platform compatibility across PC, virtual reality (VR) and more. The Stratus Duo features both Bluetooth 4.1 and 2.4GHz connections, which

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[eza]

"though the USB cable is still micro-USB, not Type-C, unfortunately"
They're going for maximum compatibility so this is to be expected, really.

 

[tirdfurguson]

The ability to connect via USB is nice. I have their Stratus XL and it'd be nice if it would maintain a constant reliable BT connection; the only connectivity option. It would take forever to connect to the computer and then randomly lose connection in use. If the Duo is anything like the XL (and pretty good chance it is) then the joysticks will take some getting used to. The SteelSeries software is pretty good for making adjustments to sensitivity so maybe that would help. I ended up just going back to the dependable xbox controller. I'm a SteelSeries fanboy and i'd probably consider this if it came out 2 weeks ago.

 

[BaRoMeTrIc]

"though the USB cable is still micro-USB, not Type-C, unfortunately"
They're going for maximum compatibility so this is to be expected, really.[/quotemsg

The micro-usb side connects to the controller, think they were hoping for type-c because of the ease of connecting and it's durability