Kirk Hamilton

And while some of that is, you know, this is designed to support the Steam machine, which they're going to launch at some point, which I think will, like this, be a more interesting piece of hardware than it maybe seems, like than just a desktop PC, partly because of the hardware integration.

and the way that their software will support playing on a TV.

But this is definitely designed for mouse and keyboard support if you want to play with your Steam machine on a TV.

But also there's just little stuff, like the gyro aiming I was talking about, like building radials that just allow you to easily quick save or go to the map.

If you get creative or even just look around YouTube or wherever, you'll see people doing a lot of cool stuff that isn't totally reimagining a control scheme.

It's more just...

What's a cool way I can make this a little more fun or a little more easy or a little more streamlined for me to play?

And I really like that they make that kind of thing possible.

So I'm a fan of it.

I would say if you already have a good controller, it's certainly not essential.

You know, especially if you're not playing like...

mouse and keyboard games on the couch.

I mean, that's the thing it would really be good for.

It's a hundred bucks.

That's not cheap.

Most controllers have just gotten more expensive.

I love controllers.

I like buying them.

I would have bought one of these if Valve hadn't sent me one, but that's me.

I think for most people, if you've already got like a DualSense that you like or a Switch controller, the Pro Controller 2, which is a fantastic controller, like this isn't a better controller than that just as a straight up