The same website makes metal buttons, resin buttons with real bugs inside, and more. Overall it’s not really anything I’m personally interested, but I love that the deck has enough support, and is tinker friendly enough, that stuff like this is even an option.

    • Uranium 🟩
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      I was curious if they were using farmed bugs or something else

      From the page for the bug Dpads:

      Rest assured, no creepy crawlies were harmed in creating these unique dpads – each bug was respectfully collected after natural passing, discovered in serene settings like windowsills, tangled in spider webs, or peacefully outdoors. These DPADs are not just gaming accessories; they’re a tribute to the beauty of nature, combined with the thrill of Halloween! 🕷🍂

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        I really wonder how they’d consistently source that, but mostly I just hope I never ever hear about it again.

        • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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          1315 days ago

          I mean, custom steam deck resin buttons containing insects is probably niche enough not to have to source many of them.

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      Just swap the buttons to match Nintendo layout, and then there’s a toggle in the steam settings>controller to switch to Nintendo layout

      Edit ok actually I guess that won’t work, the b button specifically is special and can’t be swapped looks like.

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        pretty sure the buttons are “keyed” in a way that doesn’t let you put them in the wrong slot. It’s been that way for controllers I took apart.

      • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        People on Etsy sell custom buttons, including Nintendo ones.

        They’ve also recently added an option for layout-agnostic glyphs that show the position of the button (the four hollow circles with the button in question filled in) which I kind of prefer

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    These must feel chilly to the touch, sounds super nice.

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    …resin buttons with real bugs inside…

    You completely lost me there. Don’t come looking or I will torch the place with a lighter.

    As an avid bug hater (creepy crawlies are not for me, ever), I would never use something like that. The metal and stone buttons? Yeah, maybe, depending on price, but definitely not the bug resin buttons.