This week, Valve released a $99 Steam Controller the general public was so excited to have that it sold out in 30 minutes, temporarily tanking its service in the process. It was the best selling product on Steam despite zero active players (dead device?). Not to brag about spending too much money on a controller I don't strictly need, but I got one.
Valve says it didn't expect the gamepad to sell out so quickly, and I can understand why: The last time the company put itself out there with a dual touchpad input device, it couldn't get rid of the things. I bought the original Steam Controller (2015) for $5 on November 26, 2019, just one day before Valve discontinued it, on a total whim. How could I not nab a controller for less than a coffee? A 90% discount! The shipping was almost twice the cost of the pad itself.
It arrived unceremoniously at my door and remained in its box for almost seven years. A few months ago, I finally cracked it open. Honestly, it shattered my expectations.
To be fair, those expectations were pretty...
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