Take this with a pinch of salt as you always do with leaks, but it appears Valve may be prepping a Steam Controller 2, along with a new controller for their Deckard VR kit as well.
Idk why you are being down voted it’s true. It was a plasticity nightmare. And I don’t understand how people liked the track pads. There’s a reason a carry a mouse with my gaming laptop because there’s no way I’m going to play a fps with a track pad
The gaming community for whatever reason mostly has hard on for value. Despite them rent seeking and being a generally shitty company where it matters.
I do hope the shape is improved. The main reason I sold my og steam controllers is because I couldn't figure out how to hold them comfortably. My steam deck feels amazing in hand though, so I hope it's like that 🤞