This is, in my opinion, the best gamepad available right now. It's not quite as good as a mouse and keyboard, but it's close-and it definitely beats out regular controllers in terms of precision, comfort, and versatility.

As compared to an Xbox One controller...

Pros:
-Heavily configurable and versatile.
-Far more precise.
-More comfortable (At least to me...)
-Better build quality (From what I can tell...)

Cons:
-Steep learning curve.
-A lot more work required to configure it (For now...)

And to address a few concerns I've been reading a lot...

-The build quality is very good. People have been saying that it's light and flimsy and shoddily built, but I have no idea where that's coming from. The only thing I've noticed is that the seem appears sharper than normal, but it hasn't bothered me.

-It is quite comfortable. I've heard quite a lot of people saying that it's so uncomfortable that they have to stop using after an hour, but I've played with it for more than 5 hours at a time with no problem. If it's uncomfortable for you, I'm pretty sure you're holding it wrong.

-It's very precise. Nearly every review out there says that it isn't quite as good as a regular controller for FPS games, which is weird, because my experience is exactly the opposite. I'm fairly certain that those conclusions are due to the fact that most people are used to regular controllers. As someone who was only used to a mouse and keyboard, I found the steam controller far superior for FPS and TPS games

-It's true that there's an occasional software glitch, but those are very quickly being weeded out. This controller is a very different product for Valve and a radically different concept for controllers, so you should expect bugs in the software- And you should also expect them to be actively repaired.

That being said, this is still pretty early. There are a lot of features that it doesn't have that I (and a lot of other people) would like to see soon, like multiple mode shifts, more expansive control over haptics, more options for the motion controls, access to the on-screen keyboard while in desktop, and even a rechargeable battery (Though there are two contacts under the back cover...)

So, overall, it's a great controller as it is with a lot of promises for future improvement. I'd pick it over any other controller (M/K excluded) any day.

This is, in my opinion, the best gamepad available right now. It's not quite as good as a mouse and keyboard, but it's close-and it definitely beats out regular controllers in terms of precision, comfort, and versatility. As compared to an Xbox One controller... Pros: -Heavily configurable and versatile. -Far more precise. -More comfortable (At least to me...) -Better build quality (From what I can tell...) Cons: -Steep learning curve. -A lot more work required to configure it (For now...) And to address a few concerns I've been reading a lot... -The build quality is very good. People have been saying that it's light and flimsy and shoddily built, but I have no idea where that's coming from. The only thing I've noticed is that the seem appears sharper than normal, but it hasn't bothered me. -It is quite comfortable. I've heard quite a lot of people saying that it's so uncomfortable that they have to stop using after an hour, but I've played with it for more than 5 hours at a time with no problem. If it's uncomfortable for you, I'm pretty sure you're holding it wrong. -It's very precise. Nearly every review out there says that it isn't quite as good as a regular controller for FPS games, which is weird, because my experience is exactly the opposite. I'm fairly certain that those conclusions are due to the fact that most people are used to regular controllers. As someone who was only used to a mouse and keyboard, I found the steam controller far superior for FPS and TPS games -It's true that there's an occasional software glitch, but those are very quickly being weeded out. This controller is a very different product for Valve and a radically different concept for controllers, so you should expect bugs in the software- And you should also expect them to be actively repaired. That being said, this is still pretty early. There are a lot of features that it doesn't have that I (and a lot of other people) would like to see soon, like multiple mode shifts, more expansive control over haptics, more options for the motion controls, access to the on-screen keyboard while in desktop, and even a rechargeable battery (Though there are two contacts under the back cover...) So, overall, it's a great controller as it is with a lot of promises for future improvement. I'd pick it over any other controller (M/K excluded) any day.