After reports that Valve had received shipments of the accessory, a Steam Controller review has appeared. Deleted ahead of a likely release date update, a YouTuber praised its responsive dual trackpads. Even so, the price may make it more difficult to discount the Steam Machine.
The only reason you’d buy one is if you’re going to use the touchpads, because otherwise this looks pretty expensive and bulky. Especially for PC, there are some really good relatively cheap 3rd party controllers now. I have a friend that bought a ~$20 GameSir controller and is very happy with it .