"So we have built up a good supply," Valve engineer Steve Cardinali tells me just ahead the launch of the Steam Controller. Which is good news, because I've got a feeling this is a pad that's going to be super popular with PC gamers and I've got to believe there is going to be some serious pressure on stock levels around the world.
Because that's the thing here, this is a very different launch to the original Steam Deck, where availability was staggered globally. The Steam Controller is going on sale everywhere, all at once.
"We hope that a lot of people around the world really, really like it, and we sell a bunch of them," Lawrence Yang, a designer at Valve tells me. "That's our hope. We're optimistic. I'm optimistic."
And having spent time with my own Steam Controller I can see why he is. There is so much to the Steam Controller, from its standard PC pad capabilities, to its haptics, to its gyro control, to its battery life, repairab...
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