Valve's second attempt at the Steam Controller is a major improvement over the first, though it comes with a few quirks.

At my desk, with the PC buzzing beside me, my games are one of my few comforts. They are rarely comfortable. My desk is a cell where I must hunch over a mouse and keyboard. Valve’s $100 Steam Controller changed how I game on PC by letting me play my favorite RTS and CRPGs while reclining in my best impression of a Roman-era hedonist.

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My wife always gets annoyed when we game together. Not because I complete the jump puzzles in It Takes Two faster than her (I do), but because my wireless Xbox controller is “always disconnecting.” Not regularly, not even that often, but whenever we ...

If you want to play games on your iPhone or iPad, you're going to need a game controller, and the same is obvious for the Mac. GameSir's Cyclone 2 might be my favorite, thanks to a familiar feel and some notable features. Sure, you can play iOS and iPadOS ...

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I have over a dozen controllers that I cycle through often. These aren’t just relics from past consoles, either; they’ve all been on a quest to find the one controller that I want to pick up and use. Scuf’s Reflex controller has ended that search.

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The new Steam Controller packs features that rival controllers costing twice as much — but whether that justifies the $99 price tag depends on how you game.