Extremerate Steam Deck "Lighter" clicky switches are unusable :(
I was extremely happy with my original clicky (black PCB pad) kit for the deck OLED for Dpad from 1.5 years ago. Actuation is good and and more importantly, remains actuated on 'normal' sustained dpad pressure (after the click). Note that this original version has slightly lighter clicks than the LCD version I bought two months ago.
I purchased the new lighter (white PCB pad) version for OLED last week, because i wanted a click similar to the feel of the xbox series s controller dpad, and the clicks are indeed lighter and more comfortable, but the dpad is not usable at all! Sustained light pressure on the dpad (after the click) will not cause activation of the switch, or will release activation. This makes the dpad completely unusable in shmups because the ship will stop moving if you do not put enough pressure on the dpad. Heavier pressure works, but this is not natural, people will stop applying more pressure when they feel the click. So I cannot use this at all, it is useless. Maybe in fighting games, but not shmups. With that high pressure required, there is no point, better to use my old original.
All 4 directions are the same problem (with right being a bit better than the others :(
I obviously cannot use the button clicky section for ABXY, since this will be worse than membrane.
I removed the lighter version and went back to the original strength version. (I bought an extra shoulder button assembly from ifixit so I would not damage the glue or PCB, so I simply put that lighter version directly on that shoulder button assembly).
Can extremerate PM me or comment about this issue? Because these 'lighter' switches release electrical activation far too soon, they are not sensitive enough to pressure :(
Posted Sep 14, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC