Get the latest tech news

Steam gamers get another official controller, five years after the last one


Peripheral maker Hori is partnering with Steam to launch an official wireless gamepad controller for the PC platform, coming by Oct. 31.

All of this is remapabble, of course, but for console video games that also launch on Steam, Hori is offering an out-of the box solution that plays like a PlayStation or Xbox with no fuss. Owen Good is a 15-year veteran of video games writing, also covering pop culture and entertainment subjects for the likes of Kotaku and Polygon. A second-generation newspaperman, Good's career before covering video games included daily newspaper stints in North Carolina; in upstate New York; in Washington, D.C., with the Associated Press; and…

Get the Android app

Or read this on ReadWrite

Read more on:

Photo of years

years

Photo of Steam gamers

Steam gamers

Photo of official controller

official controller

Related news:

News photo

Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI's gaping maw

News photo

At 50 Years Old, Is SQL Becoming a Niche Skill?

News photo

Why it takes NYC nearly 10 years to install 500 feet of pipes – Gothamist