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My wishlist for the next version:

1. Microphone.

2. Headphone jack. When I'm trying to not wake the kids, this would be nice.

3. Dedicated Volume Buttons.

4. A quick way to make it act like a Roku Remote. This would prevent me from needing yet-another-controller.

5. A beep speaker just for "find my controllers". (Similarly, a dedicated "find my controllers" button on the Steam Machine.)

6. I hope the Indicator LED can turn different colors, to make it easier to figure out which controller matches which player...

7. I'd love an e-ink one-line display on it. By default, when it's not playing, have it show a string I set - "Property of VikingCoder" for instance. When it is ready to play, it could show "Controller 1". In some multi-player games, it could be a cool way to send secret messages to only one player.

8. A tiny front-facing camera for QR code / barcode scanning.

9. Maybe an NFC reader, or RFID reader.

10. The e-ink display could also help me choose which device I want it paired with. Steam Machine. Steam Frame. My phone. The Roku.



> 5. A beep speaker just for "find my controllers".

In many circumstances, the haptics will probably be able to make enough noise for that.


The haptics in the old steam controller were loud enough to play music when it turn it on or off


Sony dualshocks haptics are exposed as sound devices on linux. Soundwaves are vibrations after all, give enough precision to haptics and they can function as speakers.




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