Valve Has Just Unveiled a Weird New Steam Controller, and It Seems Like a Massive Upgrade Compared to Its Predecessor

Valve has just unveiled a weird new Steam controller, and it seems like a massive upgrade compared to its predecessor

Valve has just unveiled a new controller.

Steam Controller Preview – Hands-On With Valve's Reinvented PC Gaming Controller

The new Steam Controller combines the full gamepad experience with premium features like TMR sticks, motion controls, capacitive sensors, trackpads, and four programmable back buttons.

We tried Valve’s new VR headset, PC, and controller — ask us anything!

Hi! I’m Jay Peters, a senior reporter here at The Verge. I’m perhaps the site’s second-biggest Steam Deck fan, surpassed only by Sean Hollister, our unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer. So you can imagine how excited we were to visit Valve’s headquarters to try the company’s three new hardware products: the Steam Frame, a streaming-focused VR headset; the Steam Machine, a Valve-designed gaming PC for the living room; and the Steam Controller.…

The new Steam controller refuses to look normal, but it's hiding some innovation even Sony's DualSense doesn't have

Valve has unveiled a brand new Steam Controller, and while it's still quirky like its 2015 predecessor, it's hiding some pretty intriguing features.

Valve’s new Steam Controller aims to entice a broader field of PC players, which I fear already includes me

Anyone who appreciated the weirdness of the original Steam Controller – and it still has its fans, despite ceasing production in 2019 – might look at this new version and think "Oi, that’s just a Steam Deck with the screen cut out." An accusation to which Valve, one suspects, might respond by slowly leaning forwards, eyes so wide they resemble the old version’s trackpads, staring the increasingly frightened sceptic in the face and whispering: "Y…