Valve Changes Steam Controller Design

Recently, Valve announced that they would be changing the design of their iconic steam controller and swapping out the touchscreen in the middle for something more practical. Yeah, you guessed it. Buttons.

Original Steam Controller Design

New design lacking a touchscreen

Although it seems Valve was extremely set on the fact that they would be developing a button-less controller, they decided that buttons are still the way to play games, not touch screens. The controller now has a new set of eight buttons with four placed on each side in a standard layout. The controller still has the famous touchpads instead of joysticks.

I do think that Valves decision regarding the touchscreen was a good one. Gamers are usually playing high paced games that require instant feedback, and some touchscreens are notorious for not providing any at crucial moments. Gaming to this day is dominated by buttons, no matter what platform you're on. However, the middle of the controller looks rather bare as if its lacking a set of buttons or a Steam Logo (Which will probably be added in later).

Do you support the decision that Valve made regarding the touchscreen? Are you looking forward to the Steam controller? Are you looking forward to the Steam Machines?