Would the ExtremeRate Clicky D-Pad Mod work with the Steam Controller?

https://www.extremerate.com/products/extremerate-light-version-face-clicky-kit-for-steam-deck-oled?_pos=3&_psq=steam&_psid=45e33a680&_ss=e

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Controller+(2nd+Gen+2026)+Buttons+Replacement/215326

After a round of Kirby's Return to Dreamland on my Steam Deck with my Steam Controller, it was pretty obvious Valve did almost nothing to alleviate the D-pad membrane issue from the OG and OLED Decks, which resulted in multiple inputs by rolling one direction of the D-pad.

I modded my Steam Deck OLED face buttons with the original (Strong) Clicky Kit. Would I be able to do the same with the Deck OLED (Light) Clicky Kit for the Steam Controller's face buttons, or should I wait until ExtremeRate has a dedicated kit for it?

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Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 17d

You linked to the physical buttons and the membranes that pop them back up / close a circuit when they’re pressed down. As was the case with your Steam Deck, ‘clicky buttons’ are going to be a replacement for the actual circuit component.

Looks like it’s going to be a much more complicated piece of kit for ExtremeRate to design:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Controller+(2nd+Gen+2026)+Flexible+Button+Circuit+Replacement/215325#s431737

Since it’s all one piece, it’ll likely end up being a single kit that does the DPad and Face buttons, and maybe even the rest.