After a week testing Valve's new Steam Controller, it's better in almost every way - but still a bit of a niche proposition
Valve's new Steam Controller offers significant improvements over its predecessor, drawing design inspiration from the Steam Deck and enhancing usability for PC gaming on a couch. While it excels at adapting mouse-driven games for controller input, its specific design choices and thumbstick placement make it a niche product, though a solid upgrade for those who already appreciate its unique approach.
- Entities
- Company: Valve
- Platform: Xbox
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Game: Steam Deck
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Controller Design
- Topic: PC Gaming
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