Can someone explain to me WTF is the Steam Machine controller?

[richardhutnik]

Mythmaker1 said:

richardhutnik said:

I see this:

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/

Really?  Can someone explain to me what Valve is thinking here?  Are fire buttons on the front old news?

Seems pretty clear to me. What's the confusion?

Fire buttons are spread across both sides of the controller, making me wonder how the heck you do a fighting game, and other things people play.