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Treat your Steam Deck to some cheap (but good) thumbstick covers, on sale for Prime Big Deal DaysTwo thumbs up
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Here’s a little stocking stuffer of anAmazon Prime Big Deal Daysdeal: Jsaux’s Steam Deck thumbstick covers, tried-and-testing members of thebest Steam Deck accessoriesclub, are one sale for even less money than usual.
Technically, the stick covers are but one component of what you’d actually get. This is, arguably, more of a skin stickers set that happens to throw in some thumb grips as a bonus. Nonetheless,I’m here to tell you that Jsaux have that the wrong way around. The stickers are difficult to apply and ultimately of dubious usefulness, but the grips? They’re worth the price alone, at least when discounted.
Obviously, their primary function is to make it harder for unwieldy thumbs to slip off their Steam Deck stick perches. At this, there are very effective, even for big thumbs like mine. Yet their utility extends beyond mere friction: for reasons unknown to science, possibly because all the trained scientists are off curing diseases or whatever, Jsaux’s grips can extend the range at which your thumbs can activate the capacitive sensors inside the Deck’s sticks. The result? Should you wish to practice the initially strange ultimately rewarding art of gryo controls, you won’t have to worry nearly as much about keeping your thumbs dead-on the centre of the sticks. Otherwise, this is a requirement for keeping the gyroscope enabled.
UK deals:
Jsaux skin stickers set for Steam Deck - £10 (was £13)
Don’t just take my word for it, either: RPS guides lord Ollie uses these exact covers on his Deck, and says they’re “Great so far.” Absolutely and definitely a complete endorsement there, with no hedging whatsoever.
Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon’s latest sale event for Prime members, is running across October 10th-11th. We’re rounding up all thebest Prime Big Deal Days PC gaming deals, with dedicated guides to our picks of thebest graphics card dealsandSteam Deck accessories deals.
