Controllers bore me. The modern Xbox controller and Sony DualSense both conform to the same general shape that gently cups your palms and leads the thumbs right to the necessary joysticks and face buttons. A comfortable design has led to stagnation, something that Valve could be ready to take a sledgehammer to for some extreme remodeling. Sure, the Steam maker’s decade-old attempt at a gamepad failed , but the rumored new Steam Controller may have enough going for it that trackpads could finally replace thumbsticks… in some cases.

Valve may be on the edge of releasing its first novel hardware since it gave us the Steam Deck OLED in 2023. There have been enough rumors to suggest Valve is close to dropping its rumored “Deckard” VR headset as soon as this month. It would serve as a

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