Hidden Steam Controller Easter Egg Found: Reddit Discovery Reveals Valve's Secret Feature

Valve's new Steam Controller is out, shipping to customers, and even getting firmware updates, but don't panic if you haven't gotten yours yet; supply is pretty constrained. Some folks do have them, though, and that's how folks like Redditor /u/RF3D19 discovered the controller's most exciting new feature: if you drop or throw the Steam Controller, there's a small chance it will play the Wilhelm Scream.

Clearly an Easter egg that the developers added to the pad, the feature makes use of the built-in gyro and accelerometers used for motion tracking to detect when it has been dropped. It only works if you have the app in Big Picture mode, and it does not require you to drop it on a hard surface, so don't, because you absolutely could damage the pad. Drop it on something soft, like a bed or sofa.

For those unfamiliar, the Wilhelm scream is...

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