Is this a true paradigm shift in PC gaming?
Come on, noof course not.
It simply represents the shift in portability for PC gaming.
The Horipad for Steam is explicitly built for Steam or docked Steam Deck gaming, even though it lacks standard features like rumble.Image: Hori
Its evident by what kinds of controllers Valve decides to promote.
Valve hasnt released a new version of theSteam Controllersince its original debut in 2014.
Now, here comes Hori with the newHoripad for Steam.
Its a wired/Bluetooth wireless controller that sports many of the same buttons on a Steam Deck.
It doesnt sport any rumble, a headphone jack, or trackpads.
First of all, theres a fair few caveats there.
It would help if you also considered the changing hardware landscape.
Valve says 10% of those controller users are onSteam Decks.
Its interesting how Valve would consider the Steam Deck as a controller for its purposes.
A Steam Deck is far more than a screen attached to a controller.
Ive writtenan entire guideof apps and clients you might access with Steam Decks.
Theres a push among competitive Call of Duty players toswitch to controller.
Then there are folks like me: the aging and decrepit.
Everybody has a preference.
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