Sam Rutherford for Engadget
The Steam Controller has been a sizzling matter for the PC gaming world for the previous few weeks, and a brand new tidbit may maintain the dialog going: Valve launched the CAD information for the gamepad’s shell. They’re free to obtain beneath a Inventive Commons license, which means folks can now design and assemble their very own equipment for the Steam Controller and its puck.
The information are just for the system’s exterior; you will not have the ability to 3D print your self the innards to construct your whole controller from scratch. That signifies that in case you are on the hunt for a Steam Controller, it’s possible you’ll be ready for a bit whereas the sold-out gamepad is restocked. Thankfully, since Valve hasn’t given a launch window but for the Steam Machine and Steam Body VR headset, it is in all probability not an important buy proper this immediate for many avid gamers. However it’s a good controller if you’ll find one, and it is a nifty concept for Valve to let folks get artistic with the casing.
