At my desk, with the PC buzzing beside me, my games are one of my few comforts. They are rarely comfortable. My desk is a cell where I must hunch over a mouse and keyboard. Valve’s $100 Steam Controller changed how I game on PC by letting me play my favorite RTS and CRPGs while reclining in my best impression of a Roman-era hedonist.

Valve's second attempt at the Steam Controller is a major improvement over the first, though it comes with a few quirks.

You can buy the Steam Controller long before the official Steam Machine arrives – so why not build your own?

Valve’s Steam Controller offers some of the easiest mouse-based controls from a couch I’ve ever used. It’s all thanks to the haptic trackpads stationed under the joysticks and face buttons. If Microsoft’s gaming arm is still ruminating on these issues,