I just think it's neat

Valve's new and improved Steam Controller during a visit to Valve's HQ in Bellevue, Washington. — (Image credit: Future)

A white pitbull named Goose sniffs at the Steam Controller. — (Image credit: Ted Litchfield)

Taking some time here on the PC Gamer Hyperfeed™ to praise my favorite hardware purchase of the past year and go-to gamepad for the foreseeable future, the Steam Controller.

I love its responsiveness, ergonomics, looks, ease of use, battery life, all of it. I'm not usually much of a paddle button user, but being able to map screenshot to R4 has been a real game-changer for me. Goose not included with purchase of Steam Controller.

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Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he's not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch. You can follow Ted on Bluesky.