It's understandable that it will take a while to get used to (it's a fairly new interface/form factor combination for an input device), a Valve employee on Redd

It's understandable that it will take a while to get used to (it's a fairly new interface/form factor combination for an input device), a Valve employee on Reddit has confirmed that the steam controller use in the launch video was live action[1] and that the programmer who designed the keyboard interface can type faster than him on a standard keyboard using it.[2] So it might require practise, but according to this anecdotal evidence, it has the potential (if your dedicated enough) to form a suitable replacement. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/38jcel/introducing_the_steam_controller/crvxp43 http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/38jcel/introducing_th... [2] http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/38jcel/introducing_the_steam_controller/crvxwbt http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/38jcel/introducing_th...