We’ve had the first of Valve’s new hardware releases of the year in our hands for the past couple of weeks and have been putting the Steam Controller through its paces. Whether you’re a strategy gamer, lazy gamer, or lapsed console gamer, the new Valve pad has a level of utility that you won’t find in any other controller out there.
It’s maybe not super premium, it’s maybe not the most affordable modern PC controller you can buy, but you can bet this one is going to sell like hot cakey things.
Teardown: https://youtu.be/Va9aTIktlSk
0:00 – Introduction
00:53 – How does it feel?
02:42 – A few rough edges
03:35 – Pricing
05:47 – Specs
07:09 – First gen comparison
10:11 – Track pads and gyros
13:30 – The Steam Machine and living room controls
18:05 – Customisability
21:31 – Popularity
22:57 – The puck and battery life
25:30 – Target market
26:14 – Would we buy one?
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