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Ever since the Steam Deck's release, there has been talk and desire from the community to have a new Steam Controller that has all the inputs the Deck has. It would be phenomenal to make the gamepad into a controller, with some minor adjustments here and there. Speculation has been ramping up recently about Valve making a new controller, and it seems this has been further confirmed by a new leak from the new SteamVR drivers.

Spotted by Brad Lynch on Twitter/X (@SadlyItsBradley), a render of the new controller, codenamed Ibex, has been leaked. While the image is a lower resolution and a bit blurry, we can make out some defining details here. We have symmetrical joysticks, two trackpads (with two buttons in the middle), and a Dpad + ABXY buttons with a smaller button next to it. We can also make out the shoulder buttons and triggers on each side.

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It is highly likely that this model will change as the controller is probably still in development, but I do have a couple of personal issues with the placement. Depending on how big the controller is, the buttons in the middle of the trackpads will be a bit hard to reach, while the joysticks look like they are too far towards the center. Otherwise, everything else looks great, and I am happy to see trackpads on a controller like this.

We have yet to hear from Valve about Project Ibex or even any confirmation that a controller is in the works, but this seems like there's definitely something going on. Hopefully, we will hear from Valve soon with something more official.

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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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