Leak: Valve is making a Steam Controller 2 and a ‘Roy’ for its Deckard

Two years ago, Valve told The Verge it wanted a successor to its cult classical Steam Controller, whose incredibly customizable buttons and touchpads paved the mode for the Steam Deck handheld PC. Now, Valve watcher Brad Lynch claims a Steam Controller 2 — codename “Ibex” — is really getting made.

His sources archer him the Steam Controller 2 is presently being tooled for wide production, and it’s seemingly not the lone caller Valve gamepad connected the way!

Remember the long-swirling rumors astir Valve’s standalone “Deckard” VR headset, the 1 that could beryllium an inexpensive Meta Quest-like wireless alternate to the aging Valve Index? Lynch has discovered references to a caller wand-like “Roy” controller successful Valve’s SteamVR code, and his sources accidental that Roy is present aimed astatine wide accumulation arsenic well.

What’s more, it appears that “Roy” whitethorn person capable buttons to treble arsenic a Steam Controller gamepad erstwhile it’s not acting arsenic your hands successful VR. Unlike the Index wands, they’ll seemingly person a D-pad, bumpers (aka enarthrosis buttons), and a afloat acceptable of ABXY buttons for accepted gaming arsenic well.

Presumably, Valve would vessel the unannounced Deckard headset astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic its “Roy” wands. I’m funny however it’s evolved since the patent drawings. Might it person an Arm spot inside, as was besides rumored?

Valve hasn’t confirmed immoderate of this, of people — these days, it tends to hold until it’s acceptable to amusement a near-complete merchandise earlier surprise-announcing everything astatine once. It did besides spouse with Hori connected an officially licensed Steam gamepad that’s coming to the US, but is not truly a due successor.

Oh, and conscionable successful lawsuit you’re wondering wherefore “Roy,” delight familiarize yourself with tears successful rain.