I don’t see why Apple should ship the device with controllers when they don’t ship iPhones or MacBooks with controllers.

And while many games are better with controllers on iPhone/iPad, most games work without them. And I’m sure that’s what Apple has in mind for gaming on AVP. Based on my experience with VR so far I’d actually be more excited for controller-less games. I think there’s a lot of potential for innovation there. Half-Life Alyx was amazing experience. But it was a one and done thing for me. Beat saber I could keep playing for a long time and if you have good hand tracking - and it seems AVP’s is excellent - you could just hold a stick or nothing at all.

I’m sure there will be third party controllers for AVP down the line. But like anything gaming related, it’s not Apples first or even second priority.