Polling rate is a hit of a bummer, but then again the Xbox Elite controllers I’ve been using have a lower polling rate and I haven’t really noticed - probably because I’d never use a controller for anything competitive.
Looking forward to clicky switch upgrade kits, love the ones I have for Steam Deck :)
A polling rate of 250Hz means that the average latency added due to polling is 2ms. A polling rate of 1000Hz would mean an average of 0.5ms added latency.
Even on a 240Hz screen, the extra latency caused by the polling rate will most likely not amount to even 1 frame of extra delay compared to what you’d get with a polling rate of 1000Hz.
Bluetooth latency is likely going to be one order of magnitude greater than that. I wouldn’t worry about polling rate honestly.
With the trackpads it kinda changes things, I have the og Steam Controller and it polls at 125Hz which is noticeably sluggish on a 240Hz screen. The same might apply here for people using even higher refresh rates (360Hz and 240/480Hz dual mode are getting pretty common), though not nearly to the same extent. Just something to keep in mind.
With regards to the polling rate, I wouldnt worry about it. Gaming Nexus did a deep dive into the latency of the controller, and it is really good. Which is going to be signicicantly more important that the minute difference you would get from increasing polling rate over 250hz.
I’ll watch this when I get a chance, but I’m wondering if the puck actually polls at 1000 Hz but splits it up to 250 Hz per controller. That would be one way to design it for 4 controllers with common industry parts.
EDIT: Watched. GN didn’t check this or even speculate, but the measured latency was excellent with the wireless puck.
Oh okay ! I didn’t even consider third party brands, it seems interesting but as far as I have seen third party controllers never support all of the first party features, do they ?
Also, gyro is a must have, and afaik the new steam controller will have the highest poll rate gyro ever if it’s 250Hz
Polling rate is a hit of a bummer, but then again the Xbox Elite controllers I’ve been using have a lower polling rate and I haven’t really noticed - probably because I’d never use a controller for anything competitive.
Looking forward to clicky switch upgrade kits, love the ones I have for Steam Deck :)
A polling rate of 250Hz means that the average latency added due to polling is 2ms. A polling rate of 1000Hz would mean an average of 0.5ms added latency.
Even on a 240Hz screen, the extra latency caused by the polling rate will most likely not amount to even 1 frame of extra delay compared to what you’d get with a polling rate of 1000Hz.
Bluetooth latency is likely going to be one order of magnitude greater than that. I wouldn’t worry about polling rate honestly.
With the trackpads it kinda changes things, I have the og Steam Controller and it polls at 125Hz which is noticeably sluggish on a 240Hz screen. The same might apply here for people using even higher refresh rates (360Hz and 240/480Hz dual mode are getting pretty common), though not nearly to the same extent. Just something to keep in mind.
With regards to the polling rate, I wouldnt worry about it. Gaming Nexus did a deep dive into the latency of the controller, and it is really good. Which is going to be signicicantly more important that the minute difference you would get from increasing polling rate over 250hz.
https://youtu.be/wfr4QN1Hvhs?t=494
I’ll watch this when I get a chance, but I’m wondering if the puck actually polls at 1000 Hz but splits it up to 250 Hz per controller. That would be one way to design it for 4 controllers with common industry parts.
EDIT: Watched. GN didn’t check this or even speculate, but the measured latency was excellent with the wireless puck.
Are there even any controllers with a higher polling rate, though ?
8BitDo Ultimate 2 Controller lineup is at 1000hz
Gamesir G7 Pro 8k and Razer Wolverine V3 go up to 8000hz
Checked GameSir and it says their WIRED controllers are 8000 Hz. That’s cool I guess but wired + gyro is incredibly annoying to use, so not for me.
Oh okay ! I didn’t even consider third party brands, it seems interesting but as far as I have seen third party controllers never support all of the first party features, do they ?
Also, gyro is a must have, and afaik the new steam controller will have the highest poll rate gyro ever if it’s 250Hz