He published a render of the device on X, clarifying that the image was created using AI trained on a real photo of the new controller. The insider did not show the real photo in order not to disclose confidential information.
Steam Controller 2 will allegedly determine the distance of hands from the grips using the capsense function. The system is similar to the Valve Index controllers, but does not support full finger tracking in the grips.
Earlier, the same insider discovered a minimalistic Steam Controller 2 icon in the database after the update. The presence of an SVG file indicates that Valve may be close to officially announcing the successor to the first controller. He referred to an early leak by Djundik , the creator of SteamDB, who revealed the conceptual design of Steam Controller 2. According to the leak, the new game console at Valve received the internal name "ibex". As for how the Djundik images were leaked, he mentioned that Valve set "freetodownload" in the SteamVR application to provide access to anonymous accounts. This made the repositories accessible, and one of them included content for VR headset VR controllers.
The image shows that the controller will receive:
- two analog sticks;
- two trackpads;
- dpad;
- eight buttons on the front panel;
- four shoulder buttons;
- possible rear buttons.
The analog sticks are arranged symmetrically, similar to the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.