u/Eggyhead — Eggyhead

With steam input, you don’t even need the gamepad. I think your responder was attempting to contribute to your point.

I’d love to see what this feels like in the hands someday.

This. The Steam controller will be the best one, but it’s not everyone’s favorite, and one of the cool things about steamOS is you can use a controller you already have and love. I imagine there are plenty of people who would prefer saving money by buying one without a controller packaged in.