We asked Valve why there aren't more Steam Controller-style gamepads designed for PC first.
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I have a third-party Xbox controller that’s my main gamepad, and I bought a PS3 controller a while back for emulating PlayStation games (there was one game I played that I literally needed the controller for a specific mechanic/functionality).

My Xbox controller actually has a couple extra buttons on the back/bottom that you can program to be other buttons; I set them to be alternate bumpers so I don’t have to hold the controller in that weird claw way.

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lol I too know the pain of relying on PS3 controllers for games with pressure-sensitive button inputs.

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Mine was a motion control mini game that I couldn’t just skip

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At least gyro is a pretty ubiquitous feature at this point, but I wouldn’t be surprised if pressure-sensitive face buttons die with the PS3.

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