At its Steam DevDays conference in January, Valve announced that it would be redesigning its Steam Controller to forego its originally planned touchscreen interface. Now, the company has released a new photo of how the evolved design will look when it begins shipping to consumers and as part of Steam Machine bundles later this year.

New Design (Left) / Original Design (Right)

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As you can see, the new controller preserves the same ergonomic design as the original, but reorganizes the button configuration on the center to incorporate a home button, two contextual menu buttons, and two diamond-shaped action button arrangements. Notably, it appears Valve is considering a glossy finish for the inside grips.Of course, we still don't know how much the controller will cost or when it'll be available, but with many Steam Machines slated to launch before the end of the year, we should know more soon. Valve will be showing off working prototypes of the new design next week at GDC, so stay tuned for more coverage.

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