{"id":232375,"date":"2026-06-11T20:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=232375"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:54:28","slug":"steam-controller-review-even-without-a-steam-machine-mate-this-is-a-smartly-crafted-gamepad-that-puts-pcs-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=232375","title":{"rendered":"Steam Controller review: even without a Steam Machine mate, this is a smartly crafted gamepad that puts PCs first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, one out of three ain\u2019t bad. The second-generation Steam Controller is upon us, the sole survivor of Valve\u2019s delays on its RAM-troubled new hardware. &#8220;Go on without us,&#8221; the Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR headset presumably whispered to a reluctant Controller, which could only blink back tears of thumbstick lubricant as both were buried under the pile of money that it now takes to buy two DDR5 sticks&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/steam-controller-review-2026\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, one out of three ain\u2019t bad. 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