Show Notes
The 2015 Steam Controller was a useful, but highly niche, PC controller option. There were genres it was useful for, and genres that were basically unplayable with it.
The 2026 Gen 2 Steam Controller by comparison might just be the complete package. It's a little pricey, but the accessibility options presented by the controller's miriad of input sensors has a huge amount of potential.
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