Valve are working on getting SteamOS to work on the ROG Ally X so maybe they’re doing this to help get SteamOS to work on windows first handhelds and make it work better across the 3rd party handheld landscape.

Like you’ve got to take two steps back to take a step forward

All the things mentioned at the bottom. No vibration, audio, or trackpad. I think what people would want in a new steam controller is the controls of the steam deck without the screen

Looks ugly as fuck and is missing pretty standard features but thanks for trying, I guess?

I hope this prompts other companies like 8bitdo and King Kong to make their own Steam-first gamepads