Overview
- Valve confirmed Monday the Steam Controller goes on sale May 4 at 1 p.m. ET for $99 in the US, £85 in the UK, €99 in the EU, and $149 in Canada and Australia.
- The controller ships now because it uses no RAM, while Valve says the Steam Machine and Steam Frame still lack a new timeline due to supply and cost pressures.
- Key features include dual haptic trackpads, TMR magnetic thumbsticks designed to resist drift, gyro aiming, four rear grip buttons, HD haptics, and about 35 hours of battery life.
- A bundled Puck acts as a low‑latency 2.4 GHz receiver and magnetic charger, and the pad works with any device running Steam, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam Deck.
- Early reviews are broadly positive on comfort and precision yet flag the $99 price and a 250 Hz polling rate for esports, and Valve says it has iFixit repair parts planned and significant launch stock though demand is uncertain.