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

[Th3PANO]

iamdeath said:

Th3PANO said:

iamdeath said:
Only valve has the balls to try some innovation like this. Not sure how it will work, but it could be brilliant, or fail. I wouldn't count valve out. Typical people judging too quickly.

Sorry, but why would a console company make a controller like this? Racing games, platformers, fighting games, adventure games and rpg's don't get anything from such a design. It's MAYBE good for FPS and RTS but then, mouse and keyboard are still better.

Have you used it? Fighting games are not exactly big nowadays.

Why have I to use it? The first look also tells me a lot of the button placement and the lack of a D-Pad. And saying it doesn't need it cause a certain genre isn't popular anymore is just nonsense lol. A lot of people missed a proper D-Pad on the 360 controller. Nothing beats a D-Pad in a 2D environment. Give me one reason why I should use the controller as a PCowner.... One good reason. With Analog sticks and a mouse you get a physical feedback. This is missing here completely. Pure touch based controls won't replace anything.