The steam controller is dead, long live the steam controller! A new patent suggests that Valve is pushing ahead with its Steam Controller 2.0 plans. It should have a modular structure and enable you to replace certain components very simply.
The picture on the patent application shows a sketch of the well-known Steam Controller, which however is Have elements such as the analog stick replaced. For example, you can switch to a digital directional pad instead of the joystick. So the focus is on customizing the controller.
A new patent has been published from Valve of a Steam Controller with swap-able components. pic.twitter.com/8X5IiKIHvm
– Tyler McVicker (@ValveNewsNetwor) April 11, 2020
Not the first information about the new controller
Already in 2018 a controller patent from Valve emerged, which also used a sketch of the steam controller as a basis. According to this, the input device should have a pressure-sensitive point (FSR) as well as the Knuckle Controller of the Index VR Kit, which measures how much force is exerted on it.
The YouTube channel Critical Input also found some lines of code in the files of the Steam SDK in July 2019, as well point to a Steam Controller v2 and confirm the FSR feature again.
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What happened to the Steam Controller?
The original controller from Valve set itself the goal, especially traditional PC games like shooter and real-time strategy without mouse and keyboard to be able to play. However, four years after the release, Valve ceased production in late 2019.
At the time, Valve also published a along with the input device user interface integrated in Steam, with which you can configure the function of all controllers for each game in your library individually. If you take the time to look through here, you have a powerful tool at hand to adapt your input method down to the smallest detail.
