Steam controller got physical buttons and dropping touchscreen. Steam controller is Valve’s console to be used with upcoming Steam machines. It was originally announced the controller’s touchscreen allows an infinite number of actions available to the player without physical buttons. According to reports from various sources, Valve has been dropping touchscreen. The steam controller now allows D-Pad and ABXY button configuration can be remapped.
The changes will help compatibility issues. Additionally Valve thought that the screen distracted from the games they play as they were constantly looking at their hands instead of their TVs. Valve wants its Steam controller should be competitively priced with other controllers. These might be the reasons for dropping the touchscreen. Valve also revealed Steam API for developers. It support up to16 Steam controllers at once. On the connectivity the steam controller will use low latency Bluetooth and it will use two AA batteries for power.
