Valve has sold half a million Steam Controllers

Valve announced today that its Steam Controller has sold half-a-million units since it launched late last year. Since releasing in November, the company has issued regular updates to improve the device, most of which involve more customisation, as well as out-of-the-box support for major titles.

There's a bit of a learning curve associated with the Steam Controller: it's a fairly different proposition to the devices we've been using for years, after all. Kevin Connolly wrote a comprehensive guide to making the most of the Steam Controller back in April, and the advice remains relevant.

Meanwhile, if you want to mod the actual controller itself, Valve has released Steam Controller CAD geometry so that you can do just that.

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