Valve Adds Thumb Stick to Steam Controller

Valve has changed the Steam Controller by adding a thumb stick to it.

It appears that the directional buttons originally on the left were removed and replaced with the thumbstick.

Take a look at the new controller:

And, take a look at the original controller:

Do you like the new design better?

Related: Valve to Display Working Steam Controller at GDC

Source: Steam Database

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